Cannot run root terminal via main menu

[NoOp]

On 07/05/2009 07:58 PM, Александр Горлов wrote:
> Folks.
> 
> 
> I use ASUS U81 Ubuntu 9.04
> or
> Virtual machine with UBUNTU 9.04 under Virtual Box (3.0)
> 
> I observed the following
> 
> I cannot run  gnome-terminal in root mode via main menu.
> 
> 1. I click root terminalme in main menu
> 2. I observe notification that root terminal has been starting
> 
> but no root terminal application
> 
> then notification about strting root terminal closed.
> 
> In case I run from command line sudo xterm. Root x terminal started with
> success. Other program(e.g. Synaptic) that requires root priviledge work
> good.
> in case i run from command line :
> gksu gnome-terminal
> I observed the following message:
> Failed to contact the GConf daemon; exiting.badger-alex at badger-house-laptop1
> :~$
> 
> Could you help me in this case?
> 

It's a bug (mine doesn't work either):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/326158
[Root terminal doesn't start]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gconf2/+bug/328575
[Cannot start gnome-terminal because of gconf error]
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=564649
[should handle gconf failure more gracefully]
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555745
[Programs using Gconf fail if you start via "su"]
also
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/120589