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** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230219
Title:
update-manager fails to update packages, no .Xauthority file
Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
On Ubuntu 8.04; update manager (version 1:0.87.24) is started on a
server from a ssh session; DISPLAY redirected to workstation using
xhost based authentication.
There are three packages ready and selected for upgrade. Selecting
"install updates" brings up an error box after a few seconds:
Failed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic '--hide-main-window' '--non-
interactive' '--parent-window-id' '48234499' '-o'
'Synaptic::closeZvt=true' '--progress-str' 'Please wait, this can take
some time.' '--finish-str' 'Update is complete' '--set-selections-
file' '/tmp/tmpDTtiz3' as user root.
Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file.
Error message in the terminal:
Error copying '/home/peter/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-rrvGQ9': No such
file or directory
As the .Xautority file is not needed in a scenario using host based
authentication, a missing file should abort the upgrade.
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