Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gksu
In (x)ubuntu 8.04 it ist not possible to run an application as a different
regular user with gksu.
A simple test:
Inserting the following line into /etc/sudoers (with visudo)
user ALL=(otheruser) ALL
leads to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu -u otheruser firefox
(graphical password prompt)
Error: cannot open display: :0.0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Inserting
user ALL=(otheruser)NOPASSWD: ALL
leads to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gksu -u otheruser firefox
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
(doesn't even get to the error message)
** Affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gksu to regular users broken
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246192
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