can't launch Ethereal as root

[iqbal aroussi]

On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 01:16:51AM +0100, Paul Sladen wrote:

 >>On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, iqbal aroussi wrote:
 >
 >>>> I just installer Ethereal from Synaptic, I have two ways to launch 
it.
 >>>> when I try normal user it's ok. but when I try to do it as root it 
asks
 >>>> me the passwd, I type it but I get a msg box that say it's wrong. it
 >>>> cannot be wrong because that's the passwd I use all the time I'm 
sure of it.
 >
 >>
 >>This is a bug and the ubuntu/ethereal package needs teaching to use 
'sudo'
 >>(user-password) instead of 'su'.  Could you file a bug please?
 >>
 >>For the moment, run a 'Terminal' and type:
 >>
 >>  sudo ethereal
 >>
 >>then enter your password as you would do for normal system 
 >>>administration.


 >>>The bug is already filed, and fixed in Breezy!

 >>>You could modify the desktop entry and replace gksu with gksudo then
 >>>ethereal-root will work as expected.

 >>>/M


  Thanks a lot.
i changed "gksu -u root" with "gksudo" in gnome menu and know it works 
as it have should.

thanks

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