[Bug 907712] Re: software-properties-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): com.hostname.SoftwareProperties.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: com.hostname.softwareproperties.applychanges

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 828850 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/828850

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

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Get it if hitting "escape" instead of filling "password" on Precise
  i386

  oem at ubuntu:~$ software-properties-gtk

  Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
  	Using the fallback 'C' locale.

  Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:5:19: 'background-clip' is not a valid property name
  Cannot set locale: unsupported locale setting
  gpg: /tmp/tmpBe65oz/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
  WARNING: can not get name for '<CellRendererText object at 0x9448c34 (GtkCellRendererText at 0x9684800)>'
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 806, in on_edit_clicked
      str(dialog.new_source_entry))
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 143, in __call__
      **keywords)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
      message, timeout)
  dbus.exceptions.DBusException: com.ubuntu.SoftwareProperties.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: com.ubuntu.softwareproperties.applychanges

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.82
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-5.11-generic-pae 3.2.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-5-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Dec 22 11:37:49 2011
  DuplicateOf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/853028
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk']
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  Title: software-properties-gtk crashed with DBusException in call_blocking(): com.hostname.SoftwareProperties.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: com.hostname.softwareproperties.applychanges
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare

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