Remote administering a ubuntu-server, but user-admin cannot be unlocked?

Remote administering a ubuntu-server, but user-admin cannot be unlocked?

it 's a long line in the buglist but i hope i find help here at superuser.com. I use FreeNx to administer the headless (by means there is no CRT-Monitor attached) server which runs like a charm. But there are some tasks (the little gnome apps user-admin or time-admin have a special security-feature implemented) which can't be done remotely. Are there any solutions?

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Guest [Entry]

My recommendation would be to check out Webmin (http://www.webmin.com/index.html), or similar, rather than install an X-server, which will take up unnecessary system resources. It's not a GUI per-se but a web interface for common tasks that need to be performed on servers, and it can save administrators a lot of time if you don't know the correct shell command.

Guest [Entry]

"it's me again,

i give SSH a try with something like: ssh -Y -l Loginname -p 22 servername/IP application

With this i should get the GUI for e.g. time-admin

ssh -Y -l ice -p 22 192.168.134.1 time-admin

We will see if the GUI is locked and i can unlock it with entering my password...

Ice

Edit: The Time-Admin Window shows some settings, but all Buttons are disabled and so also the Button for 'unlocking' the Elements in the sense of security. To 'unlock' this GUI, you have to enter your Password..."