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I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a new partition less than a week ago. I have not yet gotten all the basic stuff to work. But now, from time to time, 20.04 pops up a small window saying "Authentication is required to run gvfsd-admin daemon". But even though I enter my Ubuntu password and press it will not go away. Not even if I press the Cancel-button. Which, by the way, is a bit difficult to do, because instead you activate functions in a window BEHIND the authentication-window(!!) The only way of making the screen usable again is to restart Ubuntu... VERY annoying!

Henrik R.
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  • Essentially the same as https://askubuntu.com/q/1210234/243321 which does not have an answer. – Organic Marble Sep 12 '20 at 16:06
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    But apparently a workaround (from Aleksandar Nikolic): "I managed to remove it by pressing the Alt+F2, type "r" in the command box, and press enter. GNOME should restart and the window will disappear." – Henrik R. Sep 13 '20 at 13:46
  • Try to erase the content in `rm $HOME/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/*` Another way to check if problem is in $HOME create an test user. – nobody Sep 13 '20 at 14:27
  • I have the same bug. The workaround mentioned by @HenrikR works for me. – user643011 Dec 23 '20 at 20:39
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    Does this answer your question? [19.10: Does gvfsd-admin require authentication?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1210234/19-10-does-gvfsd-admin-require-authentication) – Organic Marble Jan 12 '21 at 16:30
  • Exactly same problem. The annoying thing is the Cancel button doesn't do anything. – horaceT Jan 28 '21 at 21:52

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This worked for me:

... a workaround (from Aleksandar Nikolic):

I managed to remove it by pressing the Alt + F2, type "r" in the command box, and press enter. GNOME should restart and the window will disappear.

Greenonline
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Tony Salls
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Another work around for use within the terminal... in case you can't remember the other one, this one will be in your history and can search for it when you need it.

killall -3 gnome-shell
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