Another workaround: Add --------------- Defaults env_keep += "http_proxy SOMEOTHERVARIABLES ANOTHERVARIABLE ETC" --------------- to your sudoers-file with "visudo".
See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables#sudo_caveat -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301557 Title: sudo not setting environment variables in /etc/environment To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/1301557/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
