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[Bug 1288786] Re: pkexec does not launch graphical authentication

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From: Jason <jprokopowich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 13:37:25 -0000
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I am seeing a similar problem with an ubuntu  upgrade from 15.04 15.10

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Title:
  pkexec does not launch graphical authentication

Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Installed Trusty Tahr Lubuntu Beta1 version and added xubuntu desktop.  In buth desktops, I tried to launch synaptic to install some packages.  If I try to launch from menu, nothing seems to happen.  From a terminal, I ran
    pkexec "/usr/sbin/synaptic"
   and saw that it asks for password in the terminal window, instead of popping up an authentication window like previous Ubuntu version did.  That was why I saw no authentication request when launching from menu..  I have a workaround)launching from Terminal window), but this should be fixed before release.

  ralph@minnie:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)"
  ralph@minnie:~$ pkexec --version
  pkexec version 0.105

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