system-config-firewall from remote machine
Matthew Saltzman
mjs at clemson.edu
Sun Jan 2 20:14:12 UTC 2011
On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 19:40 +0100, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > I tried to run system-config-firewall logged in remotely as a normal
> > user (not root). I am not prompted for root's password. The interface
> > pops up and the startup splash screen displays, but when the splash
> > screen clears, it's replaced with an error popup with the message
> >
> > org.fedoraproject.slip.dbus.service.PolKit.NotAuthorizedException.org.fedoraproject.config.firewall.auth:
> >
> > and buttons labeled "Redo" and "Quit". "Redo" results in the same
> > popup. Running on the local machine behaves as expected: root password
> > prompt, GUI opens, interaction is normal. Logging in remotely as root
> > works as expected too, but that's not a good security practice.
> >
> > Is this a bug? (I assume so...) If so, what package? (This is
> > system-config-firewall-1.2.27-1.fc14.noarch, FWIW.)
>
> I had a similar problem with virt-manager, when launched in a
> remote ssh session, but I don't remember the details.
>
> I failed to understand what the designed behavior would have been,
> this new-fashion "session" concept (dbus, policykit,...) is too confusing
> for me. In the good old days you just were a specific user and the only
> thing you had to manage was xauth and DISPLAY (and ssh does it for you)...
>
Bug already filed:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649566
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
mjs AT clemson DOT edu
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
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