That seems to be a dbus problem. Running "sudo gdmsetup" has the same problem by example and the package is still the edgy one which works fine on edgy. You can use dbus-launch to workaround that
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: nautilus => dbus Importance: Undecided => High ** Summary changed: - nautilus won't launch as sudo Feisty + apps using dbus hang when runned with sudo -- apps using dbus hang when runned with sudo https://launchpad.net/bugs/71248 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
