*** 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.]
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You received this
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32906 ***
problem completely solved by modifying /etc/hosts so that my hostname is
'localhost'.
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*** 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
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*** 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
Okay, I spoke too soon. After a reboot, problem is back to being
problematic.
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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 b
is your hostname in /etc/hosts ?
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu id
sudo: unable to lookup nc4010 via gethostbyname()
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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.
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noahbronstein@:~$ $ gksu id
bash: $: command not found
noahbronstein@:~$ gksu id
sudo: unable to lookup via gethostbyname()
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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
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Sourcepackagename: None => gksu
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** Description changed:
Using Dapper Drake 6.06 LTS on a Compaq nc4010 business laptop with a
Pentium 4 processor, for what it's worth.
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- I have no idea what caused this:
Whenever I click system>administration>(task that requires password),
Ubuntu tries to load the password dialogue
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