gnome-language-selector crashed with NotAuthorizedError in _run(): org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.Error.NotAuthorized: ('system-bus-name', {'name': ':1.164'}): org.debian.apt.install-or-remove-packages

[Allan Jensen]

Binary package hint: language-selector

I start Language Selector, and it immediately crashes with this error.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: language-selector 0.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 4 21:46:30 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-language-selector
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/gnome-language-selector
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LC_MESSAGES=en_DK.utf8
 LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector']
SourcePackage: language-selector
Title: gnome-language-selector crashed with NotAuthorizedError in _run(): org.freedesktop.PolicyKit.Error.NotAuthorized: ('system-bus-name', {'name': ':1.164'}): org.debian.apt.install-or-remove-packages
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Thanks all for your effort to improve Ubuntu by reporting this crash! I'm not able to reproduce the bug, so I wonder if it's still there for you, or if it was a one-time glitch.

[Mario Vukelic (kreuzsakra)]

I just reported bug #855080 (which was immediately marked as a duplicate). I can reproduce the issue as follows:

1. Start Language Support control center applet.
2. It tells me that thunderbird-locale-en-us and thunderbird-locale-en are not installed and if I want to install them now or be reminded later.
3. Click "Install".
4. Admin password screen comes up.
5. Click "Cancel" for admin password screen.
6. It crashes

[Mario Vukelic (kreuzsakra)]

Re my previous comment #3: This is on up-to-date Oneiric

[Mario Vukelic (kreuzsakra)]

An alternative but similar reproduction (also involving Cancel on the password screen) is given in bug #758036 (duplicate of this one)