Re: system-config-firewall from remote machine

Matthew Saltzman wrote: > I tried to run system-config-firewall logged in remotely as a normal > user (not root). I am not prompted for root's password. The interface > pops up and the startup splash screen displays, but when the splash > screen clears, it's replaced with an error popup with the message > > org.fedoraproject.slip.dbus.service.PolKit.NotAuthorizedException.org.fedoraproject.config.firewall.auth: > > and buttons labeled "Redo" and "Quit". "Redo" results in the same > popup. Running on the local machine behaves as expected: root password > prompt, GUI opens, interaction is normal. Logging in remotely as root > works as expected too, but that's not a good security practice. > > Is this a bug? (I assume so...) If so, what package? (This is > system-config-firewall-1.2.27-1.fc14.noarch, FWIW.) I had a similar problem with virt-manager, when launched in a remote ssh session, but I don't remember the details. I failed to understand what the designed behavior would have been, this new-fashion "session" concept (dbus, policykit,...) is too confusing for me. In the good old days you just were a specific user and the only thing you had to manage was xauth and DISPLAY (and ssh does it for you)...