[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-08-26 Thread Brian Murray
Sebastian, are we sure this is really about policykit and aptdaemon? The issues don't seem very well described to me and I recently discovered an issue with libgksu2-0 having its authentication mode set to su instead of sudo. This would affect gdebi which is also used to install and remove

Re: [Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-08-26 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
Hello Brian, Actually this bug is very mysterious to me. There are constantly popping up questions in the Launchpad answers of aptdaemon. Since it is quite a hurdle for new users to get from a detail in the policykit dialog that mentions the name aptdaemon to the Launchpad answer site of the

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-08-25 Thread roberta braccia
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit To manage

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-08-25 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Triaged ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-08-03 Thread wwayland cullipher
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = wwayland cullipher (cullipherw) ** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Assignee:

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-05-27 Thread valerie
** Project changed: aptdaemon = ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Assignee: (unassigned) = valerie (valeriecallahan36) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-05-27 Thread Marc Deslauriers
** Package changed: ubuntu = aptdaemon (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Assignee: valerie (valeriecallahan36) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-04-24 Thread Brian Murray
Christina can you answer my questions from comment #12? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit To manage notifications about

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-04-23 Thread christina sala
keeps asking for password when no passwords were put on here ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = New ** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-04-10 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: policykit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit To manage

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-27 Thread James Hunt
Can those affected by this issue confirm that: - they are the only user logged into their system. - they have not logged in as guest. - when the PolicyKit password prompt pops up that it definitely shows *their* username (it will show password for user to the left of the password box). -- You

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-27 Thread AJ
This is a...@imtony.com I installed Ubuntu on my brother's system a year ago... IT worked great! A few months ago he bought another computer and moved all his date to another computer and gave me back the computer. When I setup the computer I discovered that it would not update because it

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-27 Thread Brian Murray
We could use the information from the following commands: 1) The output of 'cat /etc/lsb-release'. 2) The output of the command groups 3) The contents of the file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf 4) The contents of the file /var/log/installer/syslog You can add a file as an attachment to the bug report

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-26 Thread Brian Murray
AJ - If could add the contents of the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf to this bug report that would help us determine what may be causing this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title:

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-13 Thread AJ
Brian My brother was using a system with Ubuntu 11.1 on it! It wouldn't upgrade! It kept asking for a password. I went to pa and picked up the unit because he's MOVED on to a MAC (old one at that) He said he really liked Ubuntu but he could never get it to update. I am the original guy

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-12 Thread Brian Murray
Do people who are experiencing this issue have their system configured for auto-login? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-03 Thread DIET
** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: New = Incomplete ** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords

Re: [Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-03 Thread Kevin Mogg
stop sending me this junk. i said to you many times i do not want emails from this idiocy. end it. what is wrong with you? Quoting DIET gilou.gale...@gmail.com: ** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: New = Incomplete ** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: Incomplete = Confirmed --

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-03 Thread Salih EMIN
** Changed in: 2clickupdate Status: Confirmed = Invalid ** Changed in: 2clickupdate Importance: High = Low ** Changed in: 2clickupdate Importance: Low = Undecided ** No longer affects: 2clickupdate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-03 Thread Seth Arnold
Kevin, you are yelling at a robot. That may feel good but is not very productive. :) You may manage your subscription preferences for this bug at http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 -- or using the link included in every bug email. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-02 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
** Also affects: aptdaemon Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) = policykit (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title:

Re: [Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-02 Thread Kevin Mogg
hey, everyone, when i said i solved my problem, thanks but i do not want to keep wasting your time in here, i tried and tried to remove my name from this email notice list for this one issue/event, i have solved my password linux-update-caused password failure systemwide linux-caused

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-03-01 Thread Felix D Colon Orellana
** Package changed: policykit (Ubuntu) = 2clickupdate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit To manage notifications about this

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2013-01-21 Thread Ken Jackson
I am very computer literate with any WINDOWS OS. Until last month I had never heard of UBUNTU. As but one of the growing number of very unhappy MICROSOFT/WINDOWS users In started looking for alternatives. Since my first PC in the mid 1990's I have never used a MAC or LINUX. My first

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2012-12-29 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit To manage notifications

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2012-12-14 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
Can you specify what you have done before? Did you perform an upgrade? Install a new Ubuntu version? Gets your password accepted when doing other administration tasks (e.g. adding a new user in the system preferences)? Do you use automatic login or do you login with in our password? ** Also

[Bug 1090656] Re: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit

2012-12-14 Thread Sebastian Heinlein
I changed the bug status to confirmed since there have been several questions about this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1090656 Title: Passwords aren't accepted anymore by PolicyKit