It is not needed to set again the user's passwords. The workaround works simply defining 'superusers' variable into submenus.
Example: submenu "Previous Linux versions" { set superusers='xxuser_namexx' menuentry 'Ubuntu, mit Linux 2.6.37-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/718670 Title: authorisation not applied to submenus To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/718670/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs