[lubuntu-devel] KDE Partition Manager - do we need to add this to our packaging? or is this a KDE bug

[Lyn Perrine]

I was looking at this and in my vm I could change the root partition label.

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 12:25 PM Valorie Zimmerman <
valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 5:45 PM Walter Lapchynski <wxl at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
>> Including lubuntu-devel because they're shipping it, too.
>>
>
> Thanks !
>
> That said, I've done no extensive testing of this application across
>> various versions but I do know I had it open and it was working correctly
>> in Eoan just the other day. Does this affect a particular version?
>>
>> I have noticed that the transition to using `pkexec` has been a little
>> rocky, so perhaps in an older version it was an issue?
>>
>
> I didn't include the part of the conversation where the original poster
> said he invoked with kdesu nor when he started it as a regular user and
> then gave his password when prompted. None of his disks showed up.
>
> PKEXEC which is what I suggested was the only thing that worked for him.
> The early conversation:
>
> [22:24] <pragomer> Hi. In kubuntu 18.04.2 the kde-partition-manager does
> not start with root privileges. how can I fix this?
>
> [23:55] <valorie> pragomer: if an application needs root privs it will
> give you a input screen for your password
> [23:56] <valorie> it is a bad idea to start applications in "root"
> [23:56] <valorie> !root
> [23:56] <ubottu> Do not try to guess the root password, that is
> impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then
> you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root
> password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
>
> 23:57] <pragomer> valorie: hi.. yes kde partitionmanager gives me the
> kdesu box, I input the correct pw but I dont see any disks.. I read about
> that the program wants to function without root privileges in the future,
> but in my case this does not work
> [23:58] <pragomer> perhaps someone could check this
> [23:58] <valorie> well, kpm is under active development
> [23:59] <OerHeks> you might not see disks if it is an UEFI bios machine,
> boot in uefi mode.
> [23:59] <pragomer> its mbr mode, not uefi
> [23:59] <OerHeks> oke uefi ruled out
> [00:00] <pragomer> I actually have to use "sudo partitioinmanager" instead
> of kdesu for beeing able to use it
>
> [00:00] <valorie> that's a bad idea
> [00:00] <valorie> :(
> [00:00] <valorie> !sudo
> [00:00] <ubottu> sudo is a command to run command-line programs with
> superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For
> graphical applications see !pkexec (for older releases: !gksu and
> !kdesudo). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see:
> http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo
> [00:01] <pragomer> valorie: I know about sudo ;-)  but kdesu does not work
> actually
>
> [00:01] <valorie> running gui applications using sudo will make hash of
> your permissions
> [00:01] <valorie> have you tried pkexec?
> [00:02] <valorie> if that works but inputting your passw doesn't, then i
> would file a bug report
>
>>
>>
>> On August 10, 2019 5:13:13 PM PDT, Valorie Zimmerman <
>> valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >Yesterday (or so) in #kubuntu:
>> >
>> >[01:15] <ubottu> pkexec is a PolicyKit tool that allows an authorized
>> >user
>> >to run (graphical) applications as another user. To run a graphical
>> >application (e.g. gedit) which can write to the entire filesystem, use
>> >e.g.
>> >"pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY gedit
>> >/etc/environment"
>> >
>> >[01:19] <pragomer> diogenes_: kde's partitionmanager gets no root
>> >privileges when I enter the kdesu password; thats my problem and a know
>> >bug
>> >as it seems
>> >
>> >[01:21] <OerHeks> you stated you see no disks after password..
>>
>> >[01:24] <diogenes_> pragomer, as suggested: pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY
>> >XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY <app name> /etc/environment
>> >
>> >[01:42] <pragomer> diogenes_: it worked. after i executed pkexec the
>> >app
>> >now works also as normal. thank you all very much. awesome community.
>> >very
>> >kind
>> >
>> >Valorie
>>
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