YUMEX - "error executing command as another user: not authorized"
I have:
CentOS 6 yumex-3.0.5-2.el6.noarch When I run YUMEX, it errors out stating: "FATAL ERROR: backend not running as expected (yumex will close)" The output behind the Fatal Error window says: "Error executing command as another user: Not authorized. This incident will be reported." Running "yumex -d" at the command-line confirms this. So, I took all this information and poked around the etherwebz. I did find a bug at Red Hat from a year ago that matched this description, but was patched in an earlier version of YUMEX. There are no updates for this software and I have no idea how to proceed. I need help tracking this down so I can fix this. What can I do next? |
you need to be root
and not only root but with the FULL root $PATH the programs needed are in /sbin and /usr/sbin and those folders are not included in a normal user's $PATH ( for security needs ) the command " su " will error .It is using the current normal users $PATH You need to use " su - " ( blank space then a dash ) |
Thanks for the help.
Ok, I normally run yumex via the GUI icon. It then asks me for the root password. When I started having this problem, I ran it as my normal user from the command-line to get more info. When I "su -" to root using Konsole, I get "Don't run yumex as root it is unsafe (Use --root to force)". When I do force it, Yumex comes up. I can't find any information on configuring /etc/yumex.conf or ~/.yumex.conf. I've compared config files to my Fedora 16 machine but can find no differences. How can I configure it to allow my user to run Yumex as before? |
seeing as fedora 16 is unsupported
and CentOS is only supporting CentOS 6.4 are you running 6.4 Code:
cat /etc/redhat-release yumex-3.0.5-2 is the current in the EPEL repo it is dated "14-May-2012 " is the output of Code:
/usr/bin/yumex -d https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=825109 as per the Cent-wiki warning Warning: This repo has made efforts not to replace system packages. In some cases it has endeavored to directly address CentOS compatibility but has expressly denied inter-repository compatibility as a goal. It may not mix well with other 3rd party repos. So, make SURE you are using the Priorities yum plugin if you are using EPEL ... especially if you mix its packages with those from other 3rd party repos. It should also be noted that, while EPEL may not overwrite distro packages, it may have conflicts with the CentOS extras repo which is enabled by default. is the Priorities yum plugin installed and configured ? from the bugzilla report it looks like if you just use yum and update it will fix it Code:
su - |
Sorry - life got in the way...
CentOS version : CentOS release 6.4 (Final) Yumex rpm : yumex-3.0.5-2.el6.noarch /usr/bin/yumex -d : No, the output is not the same. Code:
Traceback (most recent call last): I installed yumex-plugin-priorities, but I can't find any information on configuring it. |
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