Re: [Bug 1032756] [NEW] Dropbox wants root access

2012-08-04 Thread Raphaël Hertzog
On Sat, 04 Aug 2012, Mika Suomalainen wrote: Do you have something in /var/lib/dropbox/.dropbox-dist now ? File or folder does not exist. So it's normal that it tries to download what's missing. Error: Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection was down, or you

[Bug 1032756] [NEW] Dropbox wants root access

2012-08-03 Thread Mika Suomalainen
Public bug reported: Applicaltions -- Internet -- Dropbox opens gksudo dialog asking for password. If I enter that password nothing happens and I don't see any reason why Dropbox would need root access after it's installed. ``` % lsb_release -rd apt-cache policy nautilus-dropbox

Re: [Bug 1032756] [NEW] Dropbox wants root access

2012-08-03 Thread Raphaël Hertzog
Hi, On Fri, 03 Aug 2012, Mika Suomalainen wrote: Applicaltions -- Internet -- Dropbox opens gksudo dialog asking for password. If I enter that password nothing happens and I don't see any reason why Dropbox would need root access after it's installed. It's not gksudo but pkexec (PolicyKit)

Re: [Bug 1032756] [NEW] Dropbox wants root access

2012-08-03 Thread Mika Suomalainen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 03.08.2012 23:02, Raphaël Hertzog wrote: Do you have something in /var/lib/dropbox/.dropbox-dist now ? File or folder does not exist. If not, you might want to run dropbox start -i in a terminal and paste here the output. Starting