if non-system application crash processed in same run as system application crash report, apport re-launches non-system app as root
Bug #445017 reported by
Delan Azabani
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
apport (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
|
Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
When indicator-applet segfaults, it pops up three successive messages about its crash, (Sorry, x closed unexpectedly), one with "indicator-applet", one with "indicator-
The third message, with "Indicator Applet", has a "Restart Program" button. I press that, and it restarts the name applet up the top-right corner, but as root!
Ubuntu Karmic Beta
indicator-applet 0.2.0-0ubuntu1
indicator-messages 0.2.5-0ubuntu1
indicator-session 0.1.6-0ubuntu1
indicator-
libindicate3 0.2.0-0ubuntu1
affects: | ubuntu → indicator-applet (Ubuntu) |
Changed in indicator-applet (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Incomplete |
summary: |
- When restarting indicator applet after its crash, it launches as root + if non-system application crash processed in same run as system + application crash report, apport re-launches non-system app as root |
affects: | indicator-applet (Ubuntu) → apport (Ubuntu) |
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