On the 10.10 64 bit VM I removed the remnants under /etc/init.d/nfs*. I then rebooted it and ran shares-admin. This time when I clicked "Install services" I was prompted for my password.
On a newly installed 10.10 32 bit physical machine with all current updates I was prompted as expected. It appears that the issue is some interaction between the OS and VMWare player. I do not use shares-admin. I ran it just to attempt to assist a user on linuxquestions.org who was getting a prompt only to install NFS and not SAMBA which is what he wanted to do. I have no problem with this bug being closed or canceled. Ken -- shares-admin installs packages without authentication https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/677486 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
