Console locks startbar access while open

[superplay]

Hi

 

I am new to Mandriva 2006 and am not sure if this is the norm.

 

When logged on as a standard user, I have set a "run as different user" for console so it runs under root.

 

When I open the console and enter the password for root the console opens and is operational as expected. However it seems to disable the use of the start bar until the console is closed.

 

If other applications are open I can select these on the desktop just fine. It seems to only lock the bar.

 

When console is closed the following error is shown "KDEInit could not launch 'kdesu'."

 

Is this expected operation?

[chalex20]

When console is closed the following error is shown "KDEInit could not launch 'kdesu'."

 

Is this expected operation?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It doesn't seem to be expected.

My rather wild assumption is that the error message you mentioned is shown all the time, and that you observe it only after the console is closed. As far as I may guess, this error message ( being a modal window ), and not the console is what causes the panel to be "locked".

Try minimizing the console instead of closing it. Do you observe the error message? Press OK in it. The panel should be "unlocked" then.

[superplay]

Hi chalex20

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

I have tried minimising the window and it does not show the error and keeps the bar locked. I have to alt+tab to get back to the console window.

 

I saw this same issue when I tried Mandrake 10.x a while ago.

 

Like the idea of the hidden error casing the bar lock.

 

SuperPlay