Kubuntu System Settings missing admin button for KDM Theme Manager

[Nazo]

Binary package hint: kde-systemsettings

The KDM Theme manager in the System Settings control (under the Appearance section) is missing the Administrator button. This button is required for the user to make changes in this section. With root login disabled by default, the average user is unable to change the KDM theme at all. This is using Kubuntu 7.04 with all the latest updates installed.

Here is a screenshot of the section I am talking about: http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/586/missingadminbuttonkb3.png

[Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov)]

Thank you for filing this bug. I can confirm this on Feisty (though I feel like I've seen this bug before, this may be a duplicate).

You can access the module by running "kcmshell kdmtheme"

[Nazo (nazosan)]

No problem. I never could figure out how to get to it with administrative priveledges, but as the package name clearly said it was a replacement for kcontrol it occured to me to just run that. Your way is probably better as it's a lot more direct though. Easily solved either way, but as it lacks any sort of icon for this a more average user would be unable to change it.

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Can you please see if you can reproduce in Gutsy? "kcmshell kdmtheme" gives me an admin mode button.

[Jonathan Davies (jpds)]

Fixed in Gutsy