NVIDIA X server settings can't create backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup

[joewski]

Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-173

A problem with "NVIDIA x server settings" GUI is that when the user wants to save the settings by pressing "save to X configuration file" the user is presented popup box "unable to create a backup".

I suspect this has something to do with the permission is not set correctly. Also 1 believe there should be a security prompt asking for sudo permission before entering the "NVIDIA x server settings". This would probably allow the settings program to work correctly by giving it root access (or limited privilege just to modify xorg.conf and xorg.config.backup.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu4
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

[[e-mail] (j.scott.gwin)]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it helps make Ubuntu better. Confirmed.

[Philip Muškovac (yofel)]

Confirmed. But this seems to be a bug in nvidia-settings and not nvidia-graphics-drivers-173. Reassinging

[Michael Jones (jonesmz)]

Glad I found this bug

I think that the best course of action is to append "gksudo" to "/usr/bin/nvidia-settings" in the Main Menu entry for the NVIDIA X Server Settings.

Is there a way I can help resolve this at all? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to fix.

[Maarten Kossen (mpkossen)]

This bug is in 9.10 BETA as well.

[jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount)]

And, naturally, also in 10.04.

[bugbot (bugbot)]

This bug report was filed against an old version of Ubuntu.
Can you confirm whether this is still an issue in natty?

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We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.