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Re: [trinity-users] KdeSudo password problem

From: Marc Chénier <mchenier@...>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:58:56 -0400
Le mercredi 20 juin 2012, Slávek Banko a écrit :
> On Wednesday 20 of June 2012 23:51:21 Marc Chénier wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been using TDE (now 5.13.1) with Kubuntu Oneiric for a year or so. I
> > regularly update with adept_updater. It worked fine until my last update.
> > But now when prompted by adept_updater for my admin privilege password,
> > after 3 tries, I get a KdeSudo Error window saying Wrong Password. But I
> > have not recently changed, removed or added any password. It consists of
> > alphanumeric characters only. This same problem applies when I try to open
> > other kde applications that require administrative powers. I urgently need
> > your help to get my password back.
> >
> > I do not have this problem when I log into TDE at the beginning of a
> > session or kmail, or when I open a superuser console from the regular
> > console.
> >
> > Here is some info I can give you :
> >
> > $ ls -l kdesudo
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 55972 2011-10-26 17:24 kdesudo
> > $ ls -l adept_updater
> > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1246592 2011-10-14 17:36 adept_updater
> > $ dpkg -l | grep kdesudo
> > ii  kdesudo    3.4.2.3-2ubuntu3           sudo frontend for KDE
> > ii  kdesudo-trinity      4:3.5.13-0ubuntu9+r1260892+pr3~oneiric       sudo
> > frontend for Trinity
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for responding. I really appreciate TDE and all the work
> > behind it.
> >
> > Marco
> >
> 
> Hi,
> 
> do you have the latest version of kdelibs (ax8) and kdebase (ax16)? What is 
> kdesudo 3.4.2.3-2ubuntu3? This is a very old version? It says something to 
> your .xsession-errors?
> 
> Slavek

Hi,

Yes, I have version ax8 of kdelibs and v. ax16 of kdebase. 

kdesudo  3.4.2.3-2ubuntu3, found in /usr/bin/ is dated 2011-01-29. Should I delete it?

In .xsession-errors, I'M not too sure what to look for, but here is a sampling of what may be of interest (some parts are in French) :

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kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'kdesu' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts
+++++++++++++++++++++++
kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'kdesu' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
passprompt
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x1c00008
kdeinit: PID 1999 terminated.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'systemsettings' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
adding Compte utilisateur et mot de passe /opt/trinity/share/applications/kde/kcm_useraccount.desktop
adding Emplacements /opt/trinity/share/applications/kde/desktoppath.desktop
adding User Management /opt/trinity/share/applications/kde/userconfig.desktop
The Trinity ltdl loader was unable to dlopen() the shared library 'kcm_userconfig.a' : '/opt/trinity/lib/kcm_userconfig.a: en-tête ELF invalide'

The Trinity ltdl loader was unable to dlopen() the shared library '/opt/trinity/lib/trinity//kcm_userconfig.so.0' : '/opt/trinity/lib/trinity//kcm_userconfig.so.0: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type'
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


Pythonize constructor -- pid = 2504
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/trinity/share/python-support/kde-guidance-trinity/userconfig.py", line 19, in <module>
    from qt import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/qt.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_NameError
kdeinit: PID 2489 terminated.
/usr/sbin/ntpdate
error: ***failed to import module

The Trinity ltdl loader was unable to dlopen() the shared library 'kcm_mountconfig.a' : 'kcm_mountconfig.a: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type'

The Trinity ltdl loader was unable to dlopen() the shared library '/opt/trinity/lib/trinity//kcm_mountconfig.so.0' : '/opt/trinity/lib/trinity//kcm_mountconfig.so.0: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type'

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/trinity/share/python-support/kde-guidance-trinity/mountconfig.py", line 19, in <module>
    from qt import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/qt.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_NameError
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
QImage::smoothScale: Image is a null image
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
trying to create local folder /etc/trinity/kdisplay: Permission non accordée
trying to create local folder /etc/trinity/kicc: Permission non accordée
error: ***failed to import module

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/trinity/share/python-support/kde-guidance-trinity/userconfig.py", line 19, in <module>
    from qt import *
ImportError: /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/qt.so: undefined symbol: PyExc_NameError
error: ***failed to import module

+++++++++++++++++++++++


kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'kdesu' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x50000bc
kdeinit: PID 2614 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'drkonqi' from socket.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
kdeinit: PID 2630 terminated.
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x5000008
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x5200008
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x5000008
kdeinit: PID 2610 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: PID 2640 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'kdesu' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
passprompt
KCrash: crashing... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kdesu path = <unknown> pid = 2661
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'drkonqi' from socket.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
kdeinit: PID 2667 terminated.
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x5000008
X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
  Major opcode:  19
  Minor opcode:  0
  Resource id:  0x500000b
kdeinit: PID 2661 terminated.
kdeinit: PID 2655 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
NOTE: child process received `Goodbye', closing down
kdeinit: PID 2671 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: PID 2685 terminated.
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_pop3' from launcher.
kdeinit: Got EXT_EXEC 'kdesu' from launcher.
Could not load library! Trying exec....
passprompt
kdeinit: Got EXEC_NEW 'kio_file' from launcher.
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
passprompt
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I hope this can be of use. 

Thanks for your help,

Marco