apport setugids to $SUDO_UID and $SUDO_GID, so if adept calls apport through sudo (or a frontend like kdesu), the browser should open as normal user. (This is not a matter of security, but for getting the user's browser preferences.
Jonathan, can you replicate this on Kubuntu? Firefox opens as normal user for me for reporting system crashes (where apport itself runs as root). ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Kubuntu Adept [Report Bug] launches Konqueror as root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212551 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs