administrative logon fails

[Scott]

Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04

When running update or any other application that requires administrative logon the administrative logon popup fails/hangs. I've seen the posts on editing /etc/hosts and that has worked successfully in the past with previous Ubuntu versions but not now.

My /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 mythbox

I've also tried

127.0.0.1 localhost mythbox
127.0.1.1 mythbox

This is the process I have to kill.

 6282 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gksu --desktop /usr/share/applications/update-manager.desktop -- /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 62914596 -o Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please wait, this can take some time. --finish-str Update is complete --set-selections-file /tmp/tmp5y5_40

ping "myhostname" is runs slow but the ping time is fast
ping 127.0.1.1 is fast

sudo is slow to ask for a password.

[Scott Howard (showard314)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in gksu.

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