[Pkg-privacy-maintainers] Bug#814190: tails-installer: tails installer fails to authentication

[intrigeri]

hi Antoine,

Antoine Beaupré:
> ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
> Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/syslinux' as the super user
> Authenticating as: anarcat,,, (anarcat)
> Password:
> ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ===

> On the "Password" prompt, I typed in my password (i think
> correctly). Using gksudo does seem to work somewhat better (although
> the first attempt failed silently).

Can you try running:

  $ pkexec whoami

... and report back what's happening?

Cheers,
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intrigeri