can not edit network-admin

[Rashkae]

xinchen wrote:
>>> hi all:
>>>  my system is ubuntu8.04.4, i started Network-admin in Terminal by
>> use
>>> the command "sudo network-admin",but i can not click the Unlock
>> button.
>>> what's wrong with the system. thanks.
>>>
>>>
>> Probably nothing,, are you sure the controls are locked?  You kind of 
>> bypass that when you start network-admin as root, (as you do with
>> sudo).
>>
>> There is no need to use sudo for this, as network admin uses
>> policykit. 
>>   if you have the privilege to sudo, you have the privilige to unlock 
>> the dialogue.
> i can not modify anthing, because the "Unlocck" button is grayed out.
> and Terminal displays
> (network-admin:8366): Gtk-WARNING **: Unknown property:
> GtkComboBox.items
> 
> 

I'm sorry I did not put 2 and 2 together.  You say you are running 
network-admin from console, which probably means you are trying to 
execute this remotely over ssh?  If yes, that changes.. umm, everything.

The quick way to get working, from console, type sudo -s to get the root 
prompt (# instead of $)

then run ck-launch-session
then run network-admin

And it should be unlocked.

I'm sorry, I forgot what hoops I had to jump through to make this work 
without opening the root command prompt.