Public bug reported:
If I allow my user account to run sudo /usr/bin/update-manager with no
password required, by changing /etc/sudoers like this:
myusername ALL=(ALL) ALL, NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/update-manager
then I cannot actually use it. In Dapper, clicking on the "updates
available" icon used to do nothing. In Edgy, it starts update-manager
without root privileges, and then the "Install updates" button does
nothing. If I try it in a terminal, I get this:
$ gksu /usr/bin/update-manager
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified
/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py:69: GtkWarning: could
not open display
[... a bunch of other errors, and I get the terminal prompt back ...]
** Affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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gksu breaks X apps when /etc/sudoers has NOPASSWORD:
https://launchpad.net/bugs/66328
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