I wouldn’t imagine why Qt console would run with different privileges. Do you know how I can test this?
Also, maybe you (or someone else) could try using PyMol Mover with IPython Qt console and see if they can reproduce this issue.
Also, in case it helps, I am using Python 2.7.6, IPython 1.2.1, IPython Qt console 1.2.1.
This issue is a shame, since IPython Qt console with PyMol Mover would be very comfortable.