Sounds like a duplicate of Bug #14122. Could you please take a look there and see if that is your problem?
** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
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gksu doesn't accept/rejects password, no choice but use sudo instead on feisty
https://launchpad.net/bugs/90324
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