From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 8 16:24:14 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6E7F106566C for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:24:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmmtao103.cox.net (eastrmmtao103.cox.net [68.230.240.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A8128FC19 for ; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:24:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090808162413.ZZKA27176.eastrmmtao103.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net>; Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:24:13 -0400 Received: from localhost ([68.103.37.153]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id RsQC1c0083JFCbG02sQDL3; Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:24:13 -0400 X-VR-Score: -200.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=9HTo-9S1ujYA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=nIAOcv8A4v5gyXyjUskA:9 a=OS3gxHBA73VVNSg8dOrxcwupYdgA:4 a=18y93HecLI0A:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:25:15 -0500 To: =?utf-8?B?0JDQvdCw0YLQvtC70LjQuSDQotC10YDQtdC90YLRjNC10LI=?= From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 References: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.64 (Linux) Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please Help: Cannot Change settings from the GUI X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:24:15 -0000 On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:38:32 -0500, Анатолий Терентьев wrote: > I have just installed Gnome 2.22 on my FreeBSD 7.2 computer, however,I > am unable to change any settings from the GUI. > It seems that all the settings are greyed out; even the unlock button is > greyed out, meaning that I cannot press the button to gain the necessary > authorization. > I have logged into gnome using a user that has been added to the "wheel" > group, so that I can su into root. However, if I launch, for example, > network-admin while I have sued into rooot, I am still unable to change > the interface settings. > Can anyone explain me what gives and provide me with some info on what > configuration file(s) to edit? > I have not modified any of the original configuration files. > I look forward to any responses. Nothing in 'System' -> 'Administration' work. You can read here: http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/volunteer.html (sysutils/system-tools-backends part) Cheers, Mezz -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org