Based on a forum suggestion I checked the gconf /apps/gksu/sudo-mode setting, and it was false. I changed it to true, and update-manager now works as expected again. I'm not sure how the setting got changed, but it's certainly possible that I did it by accident when trying to correct an entirely unrelated problem.
My problem is now solved, and I suspect that the reporter's problem could be solved by the same fix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/664302 Title: update-manager asks for root password -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
