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Re: Gnome and root permission (bug?)



On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 16:04 +0200, Mauro wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've just installed debian SID and I've chosen to try GNOME. Now
> everytime I execute an administration application (time-admin,
> services-admin, etc.) I must specify the root password. The
> applications always say "Wrong password". If I login root with gdm the
> problem persist.
> 
> Is it a bug?

It is not asking for the root password. It is asking for your password.
This is a feature of using things like "sudo"
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