On 2019-07-21 18:22:10 Mike Bird wrote:
> On Sun July 21 2019 12:14:48 J Leslie Turriff wrote:
> > 	For quite a while now I've been unable to use TDEsu to open utilities
> > that require root access, e.g. TDM configuration.  TDEsu freezes after I
> > enter the root password and press Enter.
>
> I see only one problem with your file permissions.  tdesud should be setgrp
> in the nogroup group, not the root group.
>
> tdesu is not designed for command line use.  It is a graphical interface
> which uses /bin/su behind the scenes.
>
> Does su (or sudo) work for you from the command line?
>
> What happens if you click - T-menu / Trinity Control Center / System
> Administration / Monitor and Display - and enter your root password?
>
> --Mike
>
	I only issued the tdesu call from the command line to see if there were any
error messages from it.  my command was tdesu -u root -c yast2
	su and sudo both work; they do not depend on any Trinity components.
	The same problem occurs if I try to invoke any component of kControl that
requires the root password.  The TDEsu dialog opens, but after entering the
password it locks up.

	After changing the group ownership and adding the sgid bit to tdesud, the
same thing happens.