F12 - Can't configure services over a VNC connection

[Ed Greshko]

KC8LDO wrote:
> Does anybody check to see if the configurations work when running
> these new distros on a head less box? I had problems with F10 being
> unstable on a P4 box, don't know if its a hardware or software issue.
> Started getting weird messages about missing python modules, and other
> python errors, while trying to run yum, some apps failed to work,
> couldn't even log in as root a few times. It all started after one
> kernel update a while back and noticed some file system corruption
> issues, garbage showing up in the folder listings. Anyway that's all
> another story. I gave up on having it screw up so installed F12 on the
> same hardware to see what happens.
>
> After getting F12 going using VNC I tried configuring some services,
> the normal enable - disable - start - stop stuff, using the GUI. It
> won't let you do it. From a directly connected console OK, but not
> remotely. Same goes for the Samba setup GUI too, won't work over a
> remote VNC connection. It doesn't even ask for root privileges when
> you try to change something like what happens with the directly
> connected console. I had to install the menu editor app and manually
> change those two to open in a terminal window using the (su -c
> "xxxxx") work around on the command line entry.
>
> I've only had this version, F12, installed for the passed few hours
> and I'm already finding simple stuff that doesn't work. I had similar
> experiences with F10 as well. So the problem has been around for a
> while. Are these simple PAM errors / miss configurations or what? I
> would think this would be simple enough to fix and have it stay that way.
FYI, I've just tried this on a system with a display.  When I try to use
a GUI on a VNC connection that needs root privileges the dialog
requesting the root password appears on my normal display.  Haven't
determined what controls that behavior.  And may not before my head hits
the keyboard.....


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