[Bug 327190] Re: User Crontab is outside of GUI session
cron jobs are started by the cron daemon which is completely unrelated to your GUI session, or any other session that might be active for the user. As ccooke pointed out, if you want access to an unrelated session, you're going to have to do it manually. ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: New = Opinion ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327190 Title: User Crontab is outside of GUI session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/327190/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 327190] Re: User Crontab is outside of GUI session
This is the same issue as +bug/94933 and +bug/113988 from 2007 only with an added ACL issue. I disagree that this is only a feature request, this behavior used to be made to work by forcing the setting of $DISPLAY and was broken again, this time by the X ACL(access control list). It can again be kludged to work by adding 'xhost +local:' to your ~/.xprofile but this just introduces another secuity hole. So fixing a security upgrade that forces the punching of a security hole to regain cron function at the GUI is an idea? Sounds like a bug to me. -- User Crontab is outside of GUI session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327190 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 327190] Re: User Crontab is outside of GUI session
Hi, It is actually possible for programs run from cron to acquire settings from the GUI; it's just rather arcane and tricky to make it reliable. Making it automatic would be possible, but probably require some additional work. If you just want something that will work *NOW*, you can find directions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-105250.html - note that this will fail randomly if you have more than one user logged in (or in any case where you're the not the first person to log in). Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at https://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion! ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- User Crontab is outside of GUI session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327190 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 327190] Re: User Crontab is outside of GUI session
That's a toxic work around, this bug should stay open until the actual problem is properly fixed. I disagree with your assessment that this problem is an idea, the inability to modify gconf via cron is a bug. It's never been a part of the design of cron to be denied access to vital user space configuration based on some misconstrued security model. This bug was inconceivable, not inappropriate. ** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = New -- User Crontab is outside of GUI session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327190 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
