Bug 297236

Summary:	kde-base/systemsettings-4.3.1: would like 'administrator mode' added back
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	John Stile <john>
Component:	[OLD] KDE	Assignee:	Gentoo KDE team <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	jaak
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151669
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description John Stile 2009-12-16 23:29:48 UTC

In kde3.5, if I want to change the "Login Manager' settings:
Run 'control center' -> 'System Administration' -> 'Log Manager'
Click Administrator Mode
Change stuff, save, and quit.

In kde4, if I want to change the "Login Manager' settings:
Start console
run: kdesu systemsettings 
....

I don't think the standard operating procedure for a gui interface should include a command line step, and why show the things I can't change in that tool if there is no way to get to a point where I can change things?

An 'administrator mode' button in systemsettings would improve the gui as far as giving a user friendly interface to privileged mode configuration without having to to the kdesu dance to relaunch the application.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-12-17 00:12:23 UTC

Upstream feature requests go to http://bugs.kde.org/

Comment 2 Timo Gurr (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-01-21 10:14:46 UTC

*** Bug 301697 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Jaak Ristioja 2010-01-21 11:23:29 UTC

Whats the URL of the upstream feature request?

Comment 4 Romain Perier (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-02-23 11:16:09 UTC

see URL

Comment 5 Romain Perier (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-02-23 12:51:22 UTC

see also http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/SystemSettings#TODO