Titlebar for root GUI programs no longer identified as root

[Paddy Landau]

In Natty, when opening a GUI as root (e.g. gksudo nautilus), the titlebar clearly identified the window as being a root window with the wording "ROOT:".

In Precise, this is no longer present.

I think this was an important feature and should not be regressed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.10.0-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,vpswitch,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,mousepoll,place,session,imgpng,resize,regex,animation,text,resizeinfo,imgjpeg,imgsvg,move,workarounds,wall,unitymtgrabhandles,winrules,wobbly,fade,scale,expo,unityshell]
Date: Wed May 2 15:33:00 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120301)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paddy Landau (paddy-landau)]

I have found the setting in Compiz Config Settings Manager (CCSM):

Utility > Title Bar Info > Show Root

For the solution, all that is needed is to have this option turned on by default.

I don't know how this would affect other distributions such as Lubuntu and Xubuntu.