Unable to authenticate/execute the action (Code 4) KDE 4.8.5 Slackware 14 RC2 32 bit

ecoslacker · 08-24-2012, 10:43 AM

When I try to do some actions from KDE in System Settings (e.g. auto login of my user "eduardo" without password) and I click Apply, the system ask me for root password and after try 3 times I get the message:

Code:

Unable to authenticate/execute the action (Code 4)

I'm using Slackware (current) 14 RC2 32 bit and KDE 4.8.5. The password is correct because I can start root session in terminal and kdesu also accept it. For now I can work with:

Code:

$ kdesu systemsettings

or whatever app.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Didier Spaier · 08-24-2012, 11:07 AM

This could be a keyboard layout problem.

I would check that in KDE settings - I can't say where/how though as I don't use KDE that much.

In addition, if not already done I would do this as root:

Code:

cp /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

Then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-keyboard-layout.conf to replace "us" by your locale in following line:

Code:

	Option "XkbLayout" "us"

Then restart X or reboot.

ecoslacker · 08-24-2012, 02:23 PM

I frequently toggle the keyboard layout between Spanish and English from KDE system settings, anyway I tried what you say but still not working.

Thanks.

bam80 · 08-15-2018, 03:44 PM

Still having the same error when trying to change time in KDE 5_17.11.
Any thoughts?

Didier Spaier · 08-15-2018, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bam80

Still having the same error when trying to change time in KDE 5_17.11.
Any thoughts?

Wrong thread. Please post in an existing and relevant thread or open a new one for your issue.