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[SOLVED] Authentication Required fails

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[SOLVED] Authentication Required fails

#1 Post by vmclark »

http://imgur.com/a/GjcuK
For some reason attachments doesn't work. cant add the image.
here's what itt sorta looks like
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Authentication Required

Authentication is required to mount WDC
WD10EZEX-1234 (/dev/sda6)

Administrator

Password:_____

Sorry, that didn't work. Please try again
_____________________________________

i tried pam.d in /etc. nothing there. my password works for sudo .
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Re: Authentication Required fails

#2 Post by Dai_trying »

It looks like you will need to enter the root password, although I cannot guess exactly what you are doing because you do not say. If you are issuing a command in a terminal try using sudo (as you said that does work).

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Re: Authentication Required fails

#3 Post by Lysander »

Are you trying to mount a secondary drive through Nautilus/Files?

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Re: Authentication Required fails

#4 Post by vmclark »

Lysander wrote:Are you trying to mount a secondary drive through Nautilus/Files?
yes.

i'm thinking its polkit trouble, but can't find any related info.

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[SOLVED]: Authentication Required fails

#5 Post by vmclark »

group was missing sudo.

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