software-properties-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: com.ubuntu.softwareproperties.applychanges

Bug #914540 reported by Nest
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This bug affects 7 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

1. Change the update settings.
2. System will ask you to enter a password -> Press cancel.
3. Make another change to the update settings.
=> Crash

Was able to reproduce this crash on a different computer with these steps.

Versions:
Precise, updated 10 minutes ago
Software-center: 5.1.5.1

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: software-properties-gtk 0.82
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 11 01:23:30 2012
DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/823851
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111230)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk --open-tab 2
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk', '--open-tab', '2']
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: software-properties-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: com.ubuntu.softwareproperties.applychanges
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Nest (nestor15) wrote :
visibility: private → public
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 828850, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Seth Boyer (tetchet47) wrote :

12.10 Alpha too.

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