[SOLVED] gparted on -current is broken?

schmatzler · 03-26-2016, 06:09 PM

Hi guys,

is gparted supposed to be working? I had a look around in the changelog and was excited to see it being added in -current.

When I start it from the menu shortcut, nothing happens. From a terminal, this is the output:

Code:

/usr/sbin/gparted_polkit %f
Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1

Thanks for your input

volkerdi · 03-26-2016, 06:16 PM

Try "su -" in an xterm and then run gparted.

schmatzler · 03-26-2016, 06:28 PM

Ah, silly me - trying to run a partitioning tool without root rights.

"kdesu gparted" works fine, too.

USUARIONUEVO · 03-26-2016, 06:49 PM

@schmatzler

you are right , is broken because the "desktop" file entry have a gparted_polkit call ..and not workin after last update.

Quote:

cat /usr/share/applications/gparted.desktop|grep Exec

Quote:

Exec=/usr/sbin/gparted_polkit %f

last polkit update break gparted.

the "temporally" you can edit the file to

Quote:

Exec=/usr/sbin/gparted %f

or simply on terminal

Quote:

gparted

Im on kde desktop , polkit-gnome probably works on xfce , but kde have another polkit package not rebuild or upgraded ...

Quote:

ls /var/log/packages|grep polkit

Quote:

polkit-0.113-x86_64-1
polkit-gnome-0.105-x86_64-1
polkit-kde-agent-1-9d74ae3_20120104git-x86_64-2
polkit-kde-kcmodules-1-001bdf7_20120111git-x86_64-2
polkit-qt-1-0.103.0-x86_64-1

schmatzler · 03-26-2016, 07:33 PM

I went a different way. What I need gparted for is a LiveDVD, generated by AlienBOB's liveslak scripts.

That DVD is based on XFCE, so there's no kdesu available. I also don't want to install gksu.

But: It works fine with bashrun2! Installed that from SBo and added this to /etc/rc.local:

Code:

sed -i '222 s/Exec=\/usr\/sbin\/gparted_polkit %f/Exec=bashrun2 su gparted/' /usr/share/applications/gparted.desktop

Now users can run gparted again from the DVD.

orbea · 03-26-2016, 08:38 PM

I just start gparted with ktsuss...

brobr · 03-27-2016, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volkerdi

Try "su -" in an xterm and then run gparted.

That works, but before an authentication dialog popped-up that seemed specific for gparted (I have gksu & ktsuss installed from SBo but they present other dialogs) and that is absent now, making the gparted-icon in the System-menu to appear as dead. It also does not produce another kind of error-message. Something seems broken what was working before the most recent polkit-updates....

from a terminal as user
"gksu /usr/sbin/gparted" lets gparted start but not with any suitable permissions.
"ktsuss /usr/sbin/gparted" does work, i.e. gparted starts with ability to modify partitions.

USUARIONUEVO · 03-27-2016, 10:09 AM

After last update this are solved.

brobr · 03-27-2016, 11:48 AM

hmmm, do you get an authentication dialog when trying to open gparted as a user (runlevel4 or in 3 after startx) from the menu? Do you have kde running /completely installed? I have not, only some libs for some games and assessories; Kcalc is what I used most from that suite.