Restart button does nothing in update-manager when run as root

[Rocko]

Binary package hint: update-manager

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Summary: When running update-manager as root, the "Restart" button does not work. (Tested and confirmed on 10.04, 10.10, 11.04)
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To reproduce: Just run update-manager as root from the CLI. When asked, press the "Restart" button. (Must have installed updates that require a reboot.)
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After (eg) upgrading the kernel, update-manager will tell me the PC needs to reboot. But when I click the Restart button, nothing happens.

I've got auto-login set if case that is relevant, but IIRC on another PC running Maverick I have the same problem with no auto-login.

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.145.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-1.28-generic 2.6.38-rc2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-1-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 9 07:57:40 2011InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100602.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_AU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: update-manager

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Thanks for reporting this issue. Are you still able to reproduce this?

[Rocko (rockorequin)]

So far, yes, every time, in both Maverick and Natty. I'll need to wait for something like another kernel update to test again.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

Are you referring to the "Restart Now" button in the update-manager window or the restart button on the gnome-panel?

[Rocko (rockorequin)]

The restart button that update-manager offers you does not work. The restart menu option in gnome-panel works fine.

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

I tried it in both 10.10 and 11.04 with the expected results and no problems. Seems to be a local issue. Run the following command and post the output:

which update-manager

[Rocko (rockorequin)]

I'm using /usr/bin/update-manager. I usually run it as root from gnome-terminal - could that be causing it?

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

It may. I will test it out. What command are you using to run it as root?

[Rocko (rockorequin)]

I run:

sudo -s
update-manager&

[RedSingularity (redsingularity)]

It seems that running update-manager as root from the CLI does indeed cause this issue. Please run update-manager from the "Administration" area to proceed without any issues. If you must use the command line, just run update-manager as yourself. Dont use "sudo" or "su" to start a root shell. Marking Confirmed.

[Draycen DeCator (ddecator)]

I'm marking this bug as triaged since it appears to have enough information for the developers to begin working on the problem. I'm also giving this a low importance, by request of RedSingularity, since the bug is easy to workaround.

Thanks again for helping to improve Ubuntu, and please report any other bugs that you encounter!

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained