Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gksu
If I try to open any of the *-admin apps from the System\Administration
menu then I see an item open on the task bar that says 'Starting
Administrative Application" and then it eventually goes away.
Trying to run the same application from the command lines with gksudo
does the same thing thought I have no problem running them with good 'ol
sudo.
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$ gksudo -d synaptic
xauth: /tmp/libgksu1.2-cNSVws/.Xauthority
cmd[0]: /usr/bin/sudo
cmd[1]: -H
cmd[2]: -S
cmd[3]: -p
cmd[4]: GNOME_SUDO_PASS
cmd[5]: -u
cmd[6]: root
cmd[7]: --
cmd[8]: synaptic
buffer: -password:-
No password prompt found; we'll assume we don't need a password.
password:
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If I type anything after this it's just echoed on the terminal and
nothing ever happens.
There seems to be quite a few people reporting the same problem in the
forums.
This is on a fresh Dapper install. The only thing that is really much
different about my system is that all authentication is done across the
network from a MS 2000 Active Directory server via winbind/pam.
** Affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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gksudo doesn't ask for a password
https://launchpad.net/bugs/54582
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