Unable to use "Run command as root"

[Erik P. Olsen]

pkexec gedit (3079)

error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

pkexec gedit (3079) returned '1'

Am I missing something?

[t***@onepost.net]

On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:35:38 +0200

Post by Erik P. Olsen

pkexec gedit (3079)

error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

pkexec gedit (3079) returned '1'

Am I missing something?

Erik,

When I try to run here pkexec <something>
in a terminal, I currently get the same error message. Before my last system upgrade, pkexec worked sometimes, IIRC. I've concluded it's just unreliable. Not an emelfm2 thing.

One guess that the desktop environment's establishment process is missing

XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = whatever

Or maybe it's a more significant bug.

I seem to recall there are some constraints on the approach pkexec takes when setting up a 'transitory' root-like context, and the xserver permissions figure prominently in there.

Maybe worth reverting to the old pre-pkexec approach, something like

xterm -e 'su -c "%{(root-commands)@Enter command:}";echo -n "Done. Press enter ";read'

Regards
Tom

[Charles A Edwards]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:15:30 +1000

Post by t***@onepost.net

Post by Erik P. Olsen

what gedit (3079)

error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

pkexec gedit (3079) returned '1'

Am I missing something?

Erik,
When I try to run here pkexec <something>
in a terminal, I currently get the same error message. Before my last
system upgrade, pkexec worked sometimes, IIRC. I've concluded it's
just unreliable. Not an emelfm2 thing.
One guess that the desktop environment's establishment process is missing
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = whatever
Or maybe it's a more significant bug.
I seem to recall there are some constraints on the approach pkexec
takes when setting up a 'transitory' root-like context, and the
xserver permissions figure prominently in there.
Maybe worth reverting to the old pre-pkexec approach, something like

Another work around is to use beesu and not worry with polkit which is
what is used by pkexec.

I know it is available in mageia and is probably also in Erik's distro.



Charles