Package Manager GUI permissions

I have a fresh install of Solaris 11, using LDAP to authenticate against a Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory server for login. This server is used for VNC desktop access for users, so I have all the desktop tools installed and working. I also have a second, bare-bones Solaris 11 server that is hosting the IPS repository. This is all working just peachy.
However, I seem to have a problem with the Package Manager GUI and LDAP users. I have an LDAP account I use for development and a separate, local account for doing admin stuff. I can install software with the Package Manager GUI using the admin account, but I can't seem to do this with my LDAP account. When i try and launch the GUI using the links on the desktop, I get nothing. If I try and use the "packagemanager" command from a terminal, I get an error pop-up that says "Could not operate on /var/pkg/lock because of insufficient permissions. Please try the command again as a privileged user." My LDAP account does have the "Software Installation" profile applied, and I can install packages using "pfexec" from a terminal, but I would really like to use the GUI (and let some of the other power users have access to install stuff too).
Oh and "pfexec packagemanager" does not work either (get a "Can't open display" error).
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

Here is what I get when I run /'usr/lib/pm-launch /usr/bin/packagemanager'
No protocol specified
No protocol specified
/usr/lib/python2.6/vendor-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:57: GtkWarning: could not open display
warnings.warn(str(e), _gtk.Warning)
No protocol specified
No protocol specified/
Unable to initialize gtk
could not open display
No errors in .xsession-errors. Also, if I run just /usr/bin/packagemanager I get the GUI, but it gives me the permission error, so I can definitely bring up X apps.

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