ssh-askpass-fullscreen cannot grab keyboard
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gentoo Linux |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
|||
ssh-askpass-fullscreen (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Hideki Yamane |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ssh-askpass-
When ssh-askpass-
a dialog containing the following message is shown:
Could not grab keyboard. A malicious client may be
eavesdropping on your session.
The password can still be entered (after dismissing the
dialog).
Running the command from a terminal, I get the following:
$ ssh-askpass-
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
(ssh-askpass-
password
(I typed "password").
Using the gnome-ssh-askpass command works ok:
$ /usr/lib/
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":0.0".
password
i.e., no dialog is shown.
System and package information follow:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
$ apt-cache policy ssh-askpass-
ssh-askpass-
Installed: 0.3-2
Candidate: 0.3-2
Version table:
*** 0.3-2 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: yelp 2.24.0-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64
Related branches
Changed in gentoo: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Changed in gentoo: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Changed in ssh-askpass-fullscreen (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
assignee: | nobody → Hideki Yamane (henrich) |
A fix for this can be found at: <http:// bugs.gentoo. org/260308>