[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32906 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32906 [Expired for gksu (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/62706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32906 *** /etc/hosts is a config file and not an application. you have to use an editor to modify it. run editor /etc/hosts in a terminal. could be that you need to boot into recovery mode to do the corresponding changes or even use a desktop cd and access your file system from the live system. -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32906 *** ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 32906 sudo shouldn’t ABSOLUTELY NEED to look up the host it’s running on -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32906 *** problem completely solved by modifying /etc/hosts so that my hostname is 'localhost'. -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
Thanks for your bugreport. Can you please open a terminal application (Application/Accessories/Terminal) and type: $ gksu id and paste any messages that are displayed there to this bugreport? Thanks, Michael ** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
noahbronstein@:~$ $ gksu id bash: $: command not found noahbronstein@:~$ gksu id sudo: unable to lookup via gethostbyname() -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
Please choose a hostname for your system. You can start your system in recovery mode to set it: hostname NAME This is a security feature of sudo. -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu id sudo: unable to lookup nc4010 via gethostbyname() -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
is your hostname in /etc/hosts ? -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
typing in /etc/hosts resulted in an error due to insufficient permission, even when logged in as root. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /etc/hosts bash: /etc/hosts: Permission denied changing my hostname to the same as my username seems to have made a difference in the initial problem, though. Now I am being asked for my administrative password again. I'll see if it stays on reboot. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
Okay, I spoke too soon. After a reboot, problem is back to being problematic. -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
** Description changed: Using Dapper Drake 6.06 LTS on a Compaq nc4010 business laptop with a Pentium 4 processor, for what it's worth. - - I have no idea what caused this: Whenever I click systemadministration(task that requires password), Ubuntu tries to load the password dialogue box, but is unable to. The Starting Administrative Application window shows up in the Window List bar, as does the application I'm trying to run. Neither one, when clicked on, does anything. After about 15 seconds, both go away. + It happened around the same time that I uninstalled a few audio + programs. + + Also at the same time, I became unable to install or uninstall anything. + I can start the add/remove applications window, tell it to uninstall + something, and it just sits there spinning its wheels forever. Probably + because it's trying to ask for a password but can't. + I'm extremely new to this system (48 hours new), so don't throw too much crazy code talk around without explaining it, please. -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 62706] Re: Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password
** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None = gksu -- Administration tasks requiring password hangup without asking for password https://launchpad.net/bugs/62706 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
