/usr/bin/synaptic-pkexec requests a password and then exits with an error:
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/usr/bin/synaptic-pkexec
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.pkexec.synaptic ====
Authentication is required to run the Synaptic Package Manager
Authenticating as: ,,,972-50-9908337 (mike)
Password: # <--- entered my password here
polkit-agent-helper-1: pam_authenticate failed: Authentication failure
==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ====
Error executing command as another user: Not authorized
This incident has been reported.
[10] Done sudo /usr/bin/synaptic-pkexec
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$ sudo synaptic
[sudo] password for mike
So there is a workaround, but not as it should be.
My system:
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Snapshot created on: 20250413_0816
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-33-amd64 [6.1.133-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-33-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet
nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0 splash
Desktop: GNOME v: 43.9 info: gnome-panel wm: Metacity v: 3.46.1 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
Distro: MX-23.6_x64 Libretto June 26 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: HP product: HP ProDesk 400 G4 DM (TAA) v: SBKPF
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 6 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: HP model: 83F3 v: KBC Version 07.D2.00 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: HP
v: Q23 Ver. 02.25.00 date: 09/28/2023
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-8500T bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Coffee Lake gen: core 8 level: v3
note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10)
microcode: 0xFA
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB
L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3500 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 bogomips: 25199
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: IBRS; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling;
PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: DP-1 empty: DP-2,
DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e92 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Jieli USB PHY 2.0 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-2.3:50
chip-ID: 1224:2a25 class-ID: 0102
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: intel
dri: i965 gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: DP-1 mapped: DP1 model: Lenovo C24-20 serial: <filter> built: 2021 res: 1920x1080
hz: 60 dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2 size: 530x300mm (20.87x11.81") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: N/A renderer: N/A direct-render: N/A
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
bus-ID: 1-2.3:50 v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl chip-ID: 1224:2a25
class-ID: 0102 bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Jieli USB PHY 2.0 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-33-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8192EU 802.11b/g/n WLAN Adapter type: USB driver: rtl8xxxu bus-ID: 1-8:3
chip-ID: 0bda:818b class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 25.85 GiB (10.8%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB256HAHQ-000H7 size: 238.47 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: EXD70H2Q temp: 48.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 40 GiB size: 39.08 GiB (97.69%) used: 9.3 GiB (23.8%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /home raw-size: 40 GiB size: 39.08 GiB (97.69%) used: 16.55 GiB (42.4%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:3
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 50 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 10 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p7
maj-min: 259:4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C pch: 53.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2506 libs: 1201 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,gnome-software,nala,synaptic
pm: rpm pkgs: 0
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://nl.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/protonvpn-stable.sources
1: deb https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian stable main
Info:
Processes: 273 Uptime: 7d 6h 15m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.6 GiB used: 1.92 GiB (25.3%) Init: SysVinit
v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFIMike
