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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) has assigned this bug to you for unity in Ubuntu:

The /usr/share/applications/gnome-system-log.desktop file recently
changed to have "EXEC=pkexec gnome-system-log", and now it is not
possible to run it from the unity launcher icon or from the 'matching
applications' list in the dash (note that it matches 'log file viewer'
and not 'gnome-system-log'). No error is displayed anywhere that I can
see (eg in ~.xsession-errors).

Running 'pkexec gnome-system-log' from gnome-terminal prompts the user
for authentication to get sudo privileges, so it appears likely that
either unity tries to run the command and it fails, or runs it but
doesn't display the authentication window.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.6.0-0ubuntu4
Uname: Linux 3.3.0-rc7-git-20120316.1313 x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,gnomecompat,imgpng,snap,grid,wall,move,place,vpswitch,session,compiztoolbox,extrawm,resize,regex,animation,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,fade,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Sat Mar 17 10:27:11 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-13 (3 days ago)

** Affects: hundredpapercuts
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Paper Cuts Ninja (papercuts-ninja)
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: unity
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise
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unity does not display authentication window for pkexec, making gnome-system-log unusable from the Dash
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/957641
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