apt-watch ask for the root password

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2004 at 04:15:15PM -0500, Godfrey wrote:

> Install apt-watch, add it panel.  After it finishs checking for
> updates, the light bulb is on, then I double click it, It prompt by
> saying "Running Synapic as root. Password:", so I key in the "old
> friend" sudo password, then it's says "Authentication
> failure". Meanwhile I use the vary same password when doing sudo.
> Anybody have the same problem?

apt-watch is not really the right solution to this problem, which is why it
hasn't been integrated into the system.  As I mentioned earlier in the
thread, we have something quite nice in store for Hoary in this area.

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 - mdz