Sudo / Gksudo : calling for testers !

[ZIYAD A. M. AL-BATLY]

On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 10:41 +0200, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Hello Gents,
> 
> 
> I notice that sudo and gksudo don't seem to share the password's time
> stamp, which I find a bit weird personally. 
> That is, if I give my password to sudo, do something with it quickly,
> then open say Synaptic (hence gksudo), I will be asked for my password
> again, eventhough I gave to sudo seconds before. 
> Same the other way around : Open a GUI app that requires password,
> enter it, exit the app, then try sudo at the command line : you will
> be asked for the password that you just entered in gksudo !
> 
> Basically, technically, it behaves as if sudo and gksudo din't share
> the time stamp for the password.
> 
> I filed a bug about it
> https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12648 but I was basically
> told that they DO share the time stamp, and that what I experience is
> basically impossible because technical non-sense.
> 
> Problem is, non-sense or not, it does behave like this on my machine.
> And I tried it with Wart, Hoary and Breezy, all do it. sudo and gksudo
> just don't seem to "talk" to each other to see if the passwoprd if the
> password has already been typed or not.
> 
> So, before I go to consult a doctor for seeing things that I am told
> can't exist, I wanted to call out for help. Could people tell me if
> they see they can reproduce the problem on their machine ?
> 
> Test procedure (for example) :
> 
> - sudo -k (start from a clean sheet)
> - sudo ls (or any other quick to execute and harmless command...)
>   it should ask for the PW
> - start Synaptic (or any other GUI app that requires gksudo/PW)
>   it asks for the PW again, it should not since you just entered it.
> 
> Now the other way around:
> 
> - Wait 15 minutes (default PW validity) for time stamp to clear
> - Start Synaptic, you are asked for your PW
> - Exit Synpatic
> - sudo ls
> - you are asked again for the PW, eventhough you just entered it.
>   
> 
> Now I also noticed that 'sudo -k' only clears the password for sudo,
> not gksudo !(I'm not sure, but I think Red Hat version 9.0 share the
> same database or ticket for both "sudo" and "gksudo".  Again, I'm not
> certain as it was a long time ago.)
> 
> 
> Thanks for trying it, before I am locked in a fool's hospital ! ;-/
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> --
> Vince, losing sanity ?
> 
> 
I have the *same* behavior as your system.

Ubuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" i386 (with latest updates)
Ziyad.