[Bug 36563] Can't kill processes run as root

[htinn]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/36563

Comment:
This hangs gnome-system-monitor (when trying to stop Firestarter using the context menu). I'm using Dapper (Flight 5).

Here's the output it generates to the terminal:

xauth: /tmp/libgksu1.2-FsUYNB/.Xauthority
cmd[0]: /usr/bin/sudo
cmd[1]: -H
cmd[2]: -S
cmd[3]: -p
cmd[4]: GNOME_SUDO_PASS
cmd[5]: -u
cmd[6]: root
cmd[7]: --
cmd[8]: kill
cmd[9]: -s
cmd[10]: 19
cmd[11]: 5344
buffer: -GNOME_SUDO_PASS(garbage)
Yeah, we're in...
xauth: /tmp/libgksu1.2-FsUYNB/.Xauthority
xauth_env: /home/htinn/.Xauthority
dir: /tmp/libgksu1.2-FsUYNB

** (gnome-system-monitor:24503): WARNING **: error: No password was supplied and sudo needs it. - command: 'kill -s 19 5344' - user: 'root'