On Sat,20.Jun.09, 22:38:17, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
On 15.06.09 09:36, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Doing the former allows me to open new tabs as root, doing the latter
(with 'su') requires that I provide my root password every time; using
'sudo' requires that I provide 'sudo command'
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Matus UHLAR -
fantomasuh...@fantomas.sk wrote:
On 13.06.09 09:32, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 11:59:56AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
...
This is a design restriction in D-Bus.
[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518390] Well,
that's just stupid, especially for experienced users like myself; I
NEED to be able to use gnome-terminal as root. I
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Osamu Aokios...@debian.org wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 11:59:56AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
...
This is a design restriction in D-Bus.
[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518390] Well,
that's just stupid, especially for experienced
On 13.06.09 09:32, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security feature? (I get really steamed when fear
overrides function!)
why do you want to sun
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Matus UHLAR -
fantomasuh...@fantomas.sk wrote:
On 13.06.09 09:32, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security feature? (I
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Osamu Aokios...@debian.org wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 08:59:59AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
The problem is, I think, that someone upstream thinks that this
limitation is a feature not a bug, and so it's unlikely to get fixed.
I am not the right person
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Tony Baldwinphotodha...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Matus UHLAR -
fantomasuh...@fantomas.sk wrote:
On 13.06.09 09:32, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 08:59:59AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
The problem is, I think, that someone upstream thinks that this
limitation is a feature not a bug, and so it's unlikely to get fixed.
I am not the right person to judge this. It may be a right decision and
it is a feature.
But
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:12:08AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Osamu Aokios...@debian.org wrote:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 08:59:59AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
The problem is, I think, that someone upstream thinks that this
limitation is a feature not a
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 09:36:34AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman pwise...@gmail.com
was heard to say:
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Matus UHLAR -
fantomasuh...@fantomas.sk wrote:
why do you want to sun gnome-terminal under sudo, instead of running su/sudo
in gnome terminal?
Doing the former
On Mon,15.Jun.09, 08:59:59, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
The problem is, I think, that someone upstream thinks that this
limitation is a feature not a bug, and so it's unlikely to get fixed.
Writing an app to be run as root is not a trivial thing. Too many things
can go wrong. Did you investigate
On Sat,13.Jun.09, 09:32:52, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
How do you know that? I thought gksu was used for that. Try:
gksu gnome-terminal
Regards,
Andrei
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On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Andrei Popescuandreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat,13.Jun.09, 09:32:52, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
How do you know that? I thought gksu was used for that. Try:
gksu gnome-terminal
That yields:
**
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Patrick Wisemanpwise...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Andrei Popescuandreimpope...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Sat,13.Jun.09, 09:32:52, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
How do you know that? I
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 08:16:26AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Andrei Popescuandreimpope...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Sat,13.Jun.09, 09:32:52, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
How do you know that? I
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Osamu Aokios...@debian.org wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:27:56AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Patrick Wisemanpwise...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Andrei Popescuandreimpope...@gmail.com
wrote:
On
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:27:56AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Patrick Wisemanpwise...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Andrei Popescuandreimpope...@gmail.com
wrote:
On Sat,13.Jun.09, 09:32:52, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
Running 'sudo
Bug reported as Bug#533089
Sadly, if your diagnosis is correct, it may not be fixable...
Oh well, I guess that's what sudo -i in a normal terminal is for...
Rick
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On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Rick Thomasrbthoma...@pobox.com wrote:
Bug reported as Bug#533089
Sadly, if your diagnosis is correct, it may not be fixable...
Oh well, I guess that's what sudo -i in a normal terminal is for...
'sudo -l' you mean? That (or just 'su' alone) gives me root
On Jun 14, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Patrick Wiseman wrote:
On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Rick Thomasrbthoma...@pobox.com
wrote:
Bug reported as Bug#533089
Sadly, if your diagnosis is correct, it may not be fixable...
Oh well, I guess that's what sudo -i in a normal terminal is for...
'sudo
Patrick Wiseman ha scritto:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security feature? (I get really steamed when fear
overrides function!)
Patrick
Workaround: launch a terminal
Patrick Wiseman ha scritto:
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security feature? (I get really steamed when fear
overrides function!)
Patrick
A solution that really solves
Running 'sudo gnome-terminal' (which is the equivalent) reports
'Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.' How do I fix this? Is
it some idiotic security feature? (I get really steamed when fear
overrides function!)
Patrick
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