[SOLVED] Impossible to launch ... as root.
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[SOLVED] Impossible to launch ... as root.
Hi,
When I click in the menu to launch the Software Manager, this message appears:
In (my poor) english:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Impossible to launch mintinstall as root.
Communication with gksu-run-helper failed.
Received:
su: authentification failed
What was expected:
gksu: waiting
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I logged as user or admin: same problem??
I've been searching for hours on internet but no solution yet.
Help!
Note that when i open a terminal and write: sudo mintinstall
It works perfectly!
I have the same problem with synaptic and a fiew other applications.
I think this problem started when, one day, i choosed admin in the users panel (curiosity or stupidity?).
When I click in the menu to launch the Software Manager, this message appears:
In (my poor) english:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Impossible to launch mintinstall as root.
Communication with gksu-run-helper failed.
Received:
su: authentification failed
What was expected:
gksu: waiting
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I logged as user or admin: same problem??
I've been searching for hours on internet but no solution yet.
Help!
Note that when i open a terminal and write: sudo mintinstall
It works perfectly!
I have the same problem with synaptic and a fiew other applications.
I think this problem started when, one day, i choosed admin in the users panel (curiosity or stupidity?).
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Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
yashletn,
I'll take a stab at this
Open a terminal end enter
and paste back the messages in the terminal.
I'll take a stab at this
Open a terminal end enter
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sudo mintinstall&
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
hi wharfrat,
thank you for your help.
so, i entered in the terminal:
it answered:
??
thank you for your help.
so, i entered in the terminal:
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sudo mintinstall&
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[1] 3527
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
OK, so I'll assume that mintinstall launched and you were able to use the application normally.yashletn wrote:hi wharfrat,
thank you for your help.
so, i entered in the terminal:it answered:Code: Select all
sudo mintinstall&
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[1] 3527
Next try
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gksu mintinstall&
Make sure you're using your user account and not root!
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
so, i entered:
terminal answered:
a window appeared asking for password.
then appeared the same message "Impossible to launch..."
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gksu mintinstall&
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[1] 3537
then appeared the same message "Impossible to launch..."
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
yashletn,
Do you get that "Impossible to launch message 'after' entering the password
If so, are you using your account password that you would use for sudo
gksu uses su as its backend for running the program so you would need to use the root password - not your account password.
Try gksudo mintinstall& with your account password and see if the same thing happens. That should be the same as running sudo in the terminal.
Do you get that "Impossible to launch message 'after' entering the password
If so, are you using your account password that you would use for sudo
gksu uses su as its backend for running the program so you would need to use the root password - not your account password.
Try gksudo mintinstall& with your account password and see if the same thing happens. That should be the same as running sudo in the terminal.
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
Yes, the message "Impossible to launch..." appears after entering the password.
I use the same password as for sudo... or any operation:
i have only one password.
i don't remember having another password for root ??
so:
terminal answers:
1. a window asks for password.
2. i enter my password (the only one i know).
3. the software manager appears.
I use the same password as for sudo... or any operation:
i have only one password.
i don't remember having another password for root ??
so:
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gksudo mintinstall&
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[1] 3482
2. i enter my password (the only one i know).
3. the software manager appears.
Re: Impossible to launch ... as root.
As a matter of fact I installed Mint 15 (Olivia) to take a look at it and it didn't ask for a root password, but I always set one.yashletn wrote:i don't remember having another password for root ??
I don't understand why mintinstall uses gksu rather than gksudo and the install process doesn't ask to setup the root user password, but it is what it is.
To fix the menu launcher just set a root password and use that when you launch mintinstall.
In the terminal enter:
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sudo passwd root
Good luck
[SOLVED] Impossible to launch ... as root.
i followed your instructions and it works perfectly now!
thank you very much, wharfrat!
thank you very much, wharfrat!