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[Milan Bouchet-Valat <nalimilan@xxxxxxx>]

network-admin shouldn't be run as root. The normal way is that you have
a button allowing you to authenticate as admin. In your case. I suspect
the PolicyKit authentication agent isn't running, which is why the
button text is disabled.

Run gnome-session-properties and make sure the "Authentication agent"
item is checked, then log out, it should work.

** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- gnome-network-admin menu entry does not use gksu
+ PolicyKit button doesn't allow authenticating

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/846808

Title:
  PolicyKit button doesn't allow authenticating

Status in “gnome-system-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I want a desktop GUI method to change my hostname.  So I apt-get
  install gnome-network-admin.

  But now when I go to System > Administration > Network, the program
  network-admin says "Not authorized to make changes".  I must manually
  launch a shell and run "gksu network-admin".  (This is using the admin
  account created during install, which is a member of the admin and adm
  groups.)

  It should just prompt me for my password.  I see no way to edit the
  system hostname without going to a shell.

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