[Bug 1173013] Re: libgksu authentication mode set to su

[Steve Langasek]

Hello David, or anyone else affected,

Accepted libgksu into raring-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at
http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgksu/2.0.13~pre1-6ubuntu2.1 in a
few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: libgksu (Ubuntu Raring)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  libgksu authentication mode set to su

Status in “gdebi” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “libgksu” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “gdebi” source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in “libgksu” source package in Raring:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  When I try to install a deb file using gdebi (0.9~exp2), gdebi will
  not accept my password.  Install fails to run

  When I try to install the Virtualbox extensionpack, Virtualbox
  (4.2.12-84980~Ubuntu~raring) will not accept my password.  Install
  fails to run

  But I can use my password to install packages via Synaptic.  And the
  same password also works in terminal when using apt-get.

  I just installed Ubuntu 13.04

  Impact:
  Users of Ubuntu who install gdebi are unable to use it to install packages because the authentication mode of libgksu2-0 is set to su instead of sudo.

  
  Test Case:
  1) Install Ubuntu 13.04
  2) Install libgksu2-0
  3) Run gksu-properties in a terminal
  4) Observe "Authentication mode" is set to su

  With the package from -proposed "authentication mode" is set to sudo

  Regression Potential:
  Little.

  Workaround:

  Run gksu-properties and change the authentication mode to sudo.

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