openSUSE 11.3 KDE 4.5.2 System Cron Greyed Out

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#1

Howzit Folks?

I’ve just upgraded to KDE 4.5.2 “release 5”.

When I go into System Settings (Version 1.0) the System Cron options are all greyed out.

I’ve googled and searched the forums but cannot find a solution, what do I need to do to rectify this?

Cheers
Bruce

#2

To use the System Cron, you’d have to run the program with root permissions. Don’t login on the desktop as root, but do:


kdesu systemsettings
#3

thanks knurpht, that did the trick.

it worked fine in 4.4 so it appears to be a bug introduced in 4.5.

cheers
aztrix

#4

I would say it was a bug in 4.4 if it worked there. The editing of the system cron should never be allowed to a user, only to root. But nice you got it sorted.

#5

i disagree, it used to prompt for the root password if you tried to change anything, as it should imho.