[Bug 1288786] [NEW] pkexec does not launch graphical authentication

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You have been subscribed to a public bug by Fabien Lusseau (fabien-beosfrance):

Installed Trusty Tahr Lubuntu Beta1 version and added xubuntu desktop.  In buth desktops, I tried to launch synaptic to install some packages.  If I try to launch from menu, nothing seems to happen.  From a terminal, I ran
  pkexec "/usr/sbin/synaptic"
 and saw that it asks for password in the terminal window, instead of popping up an authentication window like previous Ubuntu version did.  That was why I saw no authentication request when launching from menu..  I have a workaround)launching from Terminal window), but this should be fixed before release.

ralph at minnie:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)"
ralph at minnie:~$ pkexec --version
pkexec version 0.105

Thanks

** Affects: policykit-1 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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pkexec does not launch graphical authentication
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1288786
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