Comment 34 for bug 221363

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houstonbofh (leesharp) wrote : Re: [Bug 221363] Re: Policy Kit Unlock Buttons Greyed Out when using NX

Marcelo Boveto Shima wrote:
> ** Description changed:
>
> I installed 8.04 LTS server on a system. Then installed ubuntu-desktop
> using apt. Installed Nomachine's NX server and connected to it.
>
> The unlock buttons on Users and Groups or Network are greyed out and un-
> accessible. Tried running from a term 'sudo users-admin' with the same
> results.
>
> Works fine with VNC and NX "Shadow" session however this is not really
> acceptable as it means a session has to be running on console first.

I would love to change the description removing NX entirly. This also
happens when using 'ssh -X' to access a system. There is not way to
remotely admin a system using GUI tools without having an open console.
(Which may have an unprivileged user sitting at it...) This bug is a
show stopper for me, and one reason I am holding at Gutsy.