A dirty fix ( what I did) was to edit the menu entry and change it from gksu to gksudo... my change was merely for a couple GUI apps I use regularly. Axe's solution seems more system wide and just as easy. On Sep 15, 2011 9:50 AM, "axeoth" <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who may arrive here in looking for a solution: > > the workaround is tu run: > >>>gksu-properties > > and then change "authentication mode" to "sudo". > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/624095 > > Title: > gksu will not recognize password for administrative tasks in Maverick > > Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu: > Expired > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: gksu > > I hope this helps to troubleshoot this issue. I am attempting to use > Synaptic, my password is not recognized. I attempt to submit bugs when > the graphical dialog comes up... my password is not recognized. The > workaround... open a terminal 'sudo su' then open synaptic or use > apport-bug to submit bug report. I used apport-bug to submit this > report. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: gksu 2.0.2-2ubuntu2 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-18.24-generic 2.6.35.3 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-18-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: vmblock vmci vmhgfs > Architecture: i386 > Date: Wed Aug 25 09:07:35 2010 > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gksu > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/624095/+subscriptions
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