** Changed in: policykit-gnome
Status: New => Won't Fix
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/946171
Title:
Authentication dialog window loses focus easily - Ubuntu 12.04
Status in policykit-gnome:
Won't Fix
Status in policykit-1-gnome package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in policykit-1-gnome source package in Precise:
Fix Released
Status in policykit-1-gnome source package in Quantal:
Fix Released
Status in policykit-1-gnome package in Debian:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[SRU Request]
[Impact]
The policykit authentication dialog sometimes comes up unfocused, which
causes users to type in their password into other applications.
[Test Case]
1- Install Precise
2- Log into Unity2d (not 3d, is visible with metacity)
3- Install Synaptic
4- Open Synaptic, authenticate, right lick on launcher to keep synaptic icon
there
5- Click on Synaptic icon in launcher and see if policykit authentication
dialog comes up unfocused. May take a few tries.
[Regression potential]
A regression in this code would most likely prevent the authentication window
from showing up at all, which would be easy to spot and fix.
This is a fresh install of Precise from the beta1 alternate CD, but the
problem has been occurring in earlier versions. I originally installed Oneiric
and upgraded before the alpha 1 release.
When using an application that needs administrative access, I notice
that the password dialog box loses focus easily, and I can end up
typing the password in places where it's easily visible. Examples are
a nautilus search area, terminal window or draft email.
Mostly I'm using Gnome fallback, though I've observed the same
behaviour in Unity 2D as well. I'm still not clear what is causing the
loss of focus. Sometimes it's because I've clicked on something else,
but not always. Nor does the dialog always lose focus.
An authentication box called by explicitly typing "gksu" doesn't lose
focus. The screen dims as well, which is not happening with the other
dialogs.
I'm not sure what the proper package to report against is, so feel
free to move to wherever it's appropriate.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic-pae 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Mar 4 21:41:22 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: metacity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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