gimfred
July 1st, 2010, 05:03 AM
I installed Kubuntu, then Ubuntu desktop, Ubuntustudios.
However, since signing into Gnome, I seem to have two sudo type applications installed. :confused:
If I do the following:
'Alt+f2' > gksudo $insertprogramname
I get the standard gksudo passcode prompt. It accepts my passcode and I can run synaptic etc...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1123646/gksudo.png
If I use gnome-do*, I get a different passcode prompt, and it doesn't accept my passcode (I've tried variations; thank NULL that it doesn't lock the authorisation!) What ever the program is, it also affects the ubuntu menus because the same occurs with using them... :(
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1123646/gksudo2.png
I don't even know what the program is called. How do I go about uncovering it and removing/setting it up properly?
sudo gksudo kdesudo all accept my passcode.
Second Post:
It seems gksu (not gksudo though ... ) brings up the alternative sign in. Why it doesn't accept my password is beyond me.
gksu -S runs in gksudo mode so when various launchers are accessed they must use gksu not gksudo. Why?
I haven't set root password, and I'd prefer to be able to fix this sans root.
Third Post:
From the man page:
Notice that all the magic is done by the underlying library, libgksu.
Also notice that the library will decide if it should use su or sudo as backend using the /apps/gksu/sudo-mode gconf key, if you call the gksu command.
You can force the backend by using the gksudo command, or by using the --sudo-mode and --su-mode options.
To change this I opened the gconf editor:
$ gksudo gconf-editor &
Then found /apps/gksu/sudo-mode gconf key
and ticked the sudo-mode box.
All done!
However, since signing into Gnome, I seem to have two sudo type applications installed. :confused:
If I do the following:
'Alt+f2' > gksudo $insertprogramname
I get the standard gksudo passcode prompt. It accepts my passcode and I can run synaptic etc...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1123646/gksudo.png
If I use gnome-do*, I get a different passcode prompt, and it doesn't accept my passcode (I've tried variations; thank NULL that it doesn't lock the authorisation!) What ever the program is, it also affects the ubuntu menus because the same occurs with using them... :(
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1123646/gksudo2.png
I don't even know what the program is called. How do I go about uncovering it and removing/setting it up properly?
sudo gksudo kdesudo all accept my passcode.
Second Post:
It seems gksu (not gksudo though ... ) brings up the alternative sign in. Why it doesn't accept my password is beyond me.
gksu -S runs in gksudo mode so when various launchers are accessed they must use gksu not gksudo. Why?
I haven't set root password, and I'd prefer to be able to fix this sans root.
Third Post:
From the man page:
Notice that all the magic is done by the underlying library, libgksu.
Also notice that the library will decide if it should use su or sudo as backend using the /apps/gksu/sudo-mode gconf key, if you call the gksu command.
You can force the backend by using the gksudo command, or by using the --sudo-mode and --su-mode options.
To change this I opened the gconf editor:
$ gksudo gconf-editor &
Then found /apps/gksu/sudo-mode gconf key
and ticked the sudo-mode box.
All done!