$ 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.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.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.48") [liveuser at localhost ~]$ [liveuser at localhost ~]$ [liveuser at localhost ~]$ su [root at localhost liveuser]# 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.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.freedesktop.PolicyKit" member "IsSystemBusNameAuthorized" error name "(unset)" destination ":1.48") # uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.27.7-134.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 1 22:42:50 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux # yum list system-config-services Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit Installed Packages system-config-services.noarch 0.99.28-3.fc10 installed This occurred after I did a yum update to include the new dbus. # rpm -q dbus dbus-1.2.8-1.fc10.i386