This bug was fixed in the package xdiagnose - 2.5.3 --------------- xdiagnose (2.5.3) precise-proposed; urgency=low
* bin/xdiagnose: Exit with error if run as non-root. Otherwise, the program will crash when it tries to write a new grub configuration. (LP: #769419) -- Bryce Harrington <br...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:13:13 -0700 ** Changed in: xdiagnose (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released ** Changed in: xdiagnose (Ubuntu Quantal) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xdiagnose in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769419 Title: xdiagnose needs root privilege to create /etc/default/grub.bak To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xdiagnose/+bug/769419/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp