system-config-services stopped working after 12/8 update

[no2u]

Since yesterday's "system update", I can no longer run System -> Administration -> Services. When I run system-config-services manually, I get the following output:

[mark@zm-pc ~]$ /usr/bin/system-config-services
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.64:/org/fedoraproject/Config/Services/ServiceHerders/SysVServiceHerder: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member "Introspect" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.64")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
    GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
  File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
    self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 53, in __init__
    for service_name in self.list_services ():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line 48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
    return func (*p, **k)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 66, in list_services
    return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface = "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
    return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder" member "list_services" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.64")
[mark@zm-pc ~]$

[DCOH]

If your logging in to the terminal with just su it will not work you have to log in with su -

[glennzo]

Same here. Doesn't run from the menu, doesn't run from the run dialog and here's the result of trying to run it from the command line:

[glenn@coolhand ~]$ system-config-services 
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.62:/org/fedoraproject/Config/Services/ServiceHerders/SysVServiceHerder: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable" member "Introspect" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.62")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
    GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
  File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
    self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 53, in __init__
    for service_name in self.list_services ():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line 48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
    return func (*p, **k)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 66, in list_services
    return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface = "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
    return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
    **keywords)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerder" member "list_services" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.62")

I'm sure that within a day or two this will be fixed. This is the price you pay for running bleeding edge software / operating systems.

[Digo]

While updates don't come, I solved this problem in my system. It was required to edit /etc/dbus-1/system.conf. Comment the lines:

<allow send_requested_reply="true" send_type="method_return"/>
<allow send_requested_reply="true" send_type="error"/>

And add the following ones:

<!-- Fix to avoid access denials on PackageKit and others -->
<allow send_requested_reply="true" />

This workaround has been posted elsewhere here in FedoraForum, just don't remember exactly the topic

[leigh123linux]

Here's a fixed package

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/b...?buildID=74000

[pwca]

I updated my system and I am not experiencing the problem.

But then this is entirely possible since the OP didn't list which Fedora release and version this occured with. Since I'm using F9 and i386 my guess is the problem occurs on: F10 and x86_64.

[jbkt23]

I just installed the Koji update linked by 74000 above and still get an error, though it is different than before. This is f10.i386.
<error>
# system-config-services Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 53, in __init__
for service_name in self.list_services ():
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line 48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
return func (*p, **k)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 66, in list_services
return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface = "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerd er")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.62")
<enderrortext>

[jbkt23]

I can run system-config-services as "su -" but, prior to the seventh I could start it from the menu as a user and only if I made a change was I prompted for the root passwd. This seemed logical to me. I guess another piece of the pie has not been updated yet.

[Hesham]

[root@DESKTOP Download]# rpm -Uvh system-config-services-0.99.28-2.fc10.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:system-config-services ########################################### [100%]
[root@DESKTOP Download]# /usr/bin/system-config-services
No protocol specified
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 27, in <module>
import gtk
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 79, in <module>
_init()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 67, in _init
_gtk.init_check()
RuntimeError: could not open display

[dmorenop]

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

Here's a fixed package

http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/b...?buildID=74000

I installed both this and the system-config-samba one, still having the problem.

[jbkt23]

Which bug on Bugzilla is the most relevant one to post follow up issues to?

[sideways]

Originally Posted by jbkt23

Which bug on Bugzilla is the most relevant one to post follow up issues to?

What, you mean you think the bugzilla submission form is convoluted?

FWIW I wouldn't bother submitting bug reports for this, even the local village donkey in a small spanish village I know knows about the problem. It will be fixed soon (apparently), and then pass into folklore soon after. Poems and songs will probably be written about this week in fedoraworld

[jbkt23]

The folks who fix the problem only have a limited variety of systems to test the fix on. I have installed all the known fixes from Koji and some things are now working but others like the subject tool are not working as expected. I have output I can post. I guess I can troll bugzilla for the one I thinks is relevant. I just thought there would be others who have done so already.
I'm all for the poems and songs. It's what we install Fedora for anyway isn't it?

[sideways]

Originally Posted by jbkt23

The folks who fix the problem only have a limited variety of systems to test the fix o?

I'm not sure why, for ~$2000 I could purchase and set up at least 10 very varied systems for them, that's probably 1 weeks wage for the guy who put the dbus update into the standard repos.

[bigboss2200]

I tried to update the system-config-services but i recieved the following error when trying to execute the command:

[root@localhost Faris]# system-config-services
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 945, in <module>
GUI (use_dbus = use_dbus).run ()
File "/usr/bin/system-config-services", line 900, in __init__
self.serviceherders.append (cls (bus = self._bus))
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 53, in __init__
for service_name in self.list_services ():
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/slip/dbus/polkit.py", line 48, in enable_proxy_wrapper
return func (*p, **k)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scservices/dbus/proxy/serviceherders.py", line 66, in list_services
return self.dbus_object.list_services (dbus_interface = "org.fedoraproject.Config.Services.ServiceHerd er")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 68, in __call__
return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 140, in __call__
**keywords)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: A security policy in place prevents this sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus configuration file (rejected message had interface "org.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.98")
[root@localhost Faris]#

any suggestions?

EDIT: I tried to excute the command under " su - " and it worked.. but if i go to System->Administrator->Services, it will never work...