[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 15692] xfce4-taskmanager cannot get elevated privileges

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Wed Jul 10 11:19:44 CEST 2019


https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15692

jolupa <jlpavon at me.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from jolupa <jlpavon at me.com> ---
(In reply to Avinash Sonawane from comment #0)
> Created attachment 8744 [details]
> error dialog.
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I am using xfce4-taskmanager 1.2.2-1 on Debian Buster.
> 
> When I try, for example, to set priority to "Very High" in a task then I get
> an error "It is likely you don't have the required privileges". It should
> normally ask for my password using xfce4 polkit like `gnome-system-monitor`
> does.
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. Open xfce4-taskmanager
> 2. Try to do an action which requires elevated privileges like setting
> priority, killing root task, etc...
> 3. See that it throws an error instead of asking your password
> 
> Please find the attached screenshot of the error dialog.

Here on Crux Linux the problem is the same, the program can't elevate
priviliges...

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