[Expired for gksu (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]
** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gksu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230219 Title: update-manager fails to update packages, no .Xauthority file Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: On Ubuntu 8.04; update manager (version 1:0.87.24) is started on a server from a ssh session; DISPLAY redirected to workstation using xhost based authentication. There are three packages ready and selected for upgrade. Selecting "install updates" brings up an error box after a few seconds: Failed to run /usr/sbin/synaptic '--hide-main-window' '--non- interactive' '--parent-window-id' '48234499' '-o' 'Synaptic::closeZvt=true' '--progress-str' 'Please wait, this can take some time.' '--finish-str' 'Update is complete' '--set-selections- file' '/tmp/tmpDTtiz3' as user root. Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file. Error message in the terminal: Error copying '/home/peter/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-rrvGQ9': No such file or directory As the .Xautority file is not needed in a scenario using host based authentication, a missing file should abort the upgrade. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/230219/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp