gksu fails -- cannot contact GConf daemon
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gksu (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gksu
I just upgraded my original 8.10 install to 9.04. Not much customization yet.
My existing panel entry for a root terminal fails to work, and when I use the command from that item, it fails on the command line. This is:
/usr/bin/gksu -u root /usr/bin/
It asks for the password, but the gksu program exits with status 1.
If I run it again, I see the message: "Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting." So the problem may be with the daemon, but I have no idea how to tell which is the culprit.
On the other hand, /bin/su works okay, as does sudo, but they are not suitable for X clients. I have a workaround with
ssh -X <whatever>
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gksu 2.0.2-1ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gksu
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-13-generic i686
| Kevin O'Gorman (kogorman-pacbell) wrote | #1 |
