[Bug 1330154] [NEW] sudo not working in ubuntu

[Arghya Basak]

Public bug reported:

when I try sudo gedit the command does not work.
following is a sample output in terminal

arghya at arg-u2:~$ sudo gedit /etc/hosts
[sudo] password for arghya: 
error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.

(gedit:11805): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 
arghya at arg-u2:~$

pardon me for being a linux newbie.

** Affects: pam-xdg-support (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  sudo not working in ubuntu

Status in “pam-xdg-support” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when I try sudo gedit the command does not work.
  following is a sample output in terminal

  arghya at arg-u2:~$ sudo gedit /etc/hosts
  [sudo] password for arghya: 
  error: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set in the environment.

  (gedit:11805): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 
  arghya at arg-u2:~$

  pardon me for being a linux newbie.

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