[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 796076 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 I don't dispute that this bug is a duplicate of bug 796076, but I am posting here to address some advice from david6 which is potentially dangerous if applied. It is a bad idea to run graphical programs that save user-specific configuration data, like gedit, with sudo (without special flags to make it behave like those programs[1]) rather than gksu/gksudo/kdesudo. But not for security reasons. This is a bad idea because such programs often create or modify configuration data in such a way that the configuration files are accessible only by root, and then the application is fully or partially broken when run by the user unprivileged. (This could then become a security problem if the configuration data contained secret information which was then oversimplistically changed back to be owned by the non-root user, but I am not aware of any situation where this has been a problem, especially since such users are usually administrators who are permitted to read the data anyway.) See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for details. [1] Actually, those programs are graphical frontends for sudo, and they make sudo behave properly by passing special flags such as -H. (But it is a bit more complex than that, so you may still experience some problems if you run sudo -H instead of gksu/gksudo/kdesudo.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
Does this mean (based on Bug #805682) we should: (a.) henceforth use sudo gedit systemfile (with some security issues) OR, (b.) agitate for this to be fixed, and soon. ?? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 796076 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 796076 When run as root [gksudo gedit whatever] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
Quote comment from upstream developer: You shouldn't start GNOME programmes with elevated privileges, it's not supported. In any case, not a gnome-terminal bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
I see. So does that make the official GNOME position editing system files should be done with nano or similar or system files? why would a user want to edit a system file? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
Yep, from my understanding they don't agree with running graphical apps as root. Bug #805682 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Low ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
** Changed in: gedit Status: Unknown = New ** Changed in: gedit Importance: Unknown = Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #658100 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658100 ** Also affects: gedit via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658100 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags added: regression-release -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 838404] Re: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838404 Title: opening existing file with gksu gedit creates untitled document To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/838404/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
