[Bug 938792] [NEW] starting gparted with pkexec fails

[Rüdiger Kupper]

Public bug reported:

oneiric

Starting gparted with "gparted-pkexec" fails with
"No protocol specified
(gpartedbin:4076): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1"

This means gparted cannot be started from the unity dash.

Starting with "gksudo gparted" works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gparted 0.8.1-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 22 17:19:30 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: gparted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (130 days ago)

** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  starting gparted with pkexec fails

Status in “gparted” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  oneiric

  Starting gparted with "gparted-pkexec" fails with
  "No protocol specified
  (gpartedbin:4076): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :1"

  This means gparted cannot be started from the unity dash.

  Starting with "gksudo gparted" works fine.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gparted 0.8.1-1ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Feb 22 17:19:30 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: gparted
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (130 days ago)

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