Public bug reported: When I enable "Run as superuser" in the extra options, I cannot stop the transfer via the "Stop" button in the progress window (probably because as an unprivileged user I'm not allowed to send signals to root's processes).
I'm using grsync 1.2.3 (compiled from source on 2013-05-10) on Ubuntu 12.04.4. ** Affects: grsync (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: When I enable "Run as superuser" in the extra options, I cannot stop the transfer via the "Stop" button in the progress window (probably because as an unprivileged user I'm not allowed to send signals to root's processes). - I'm using grsync 1.2.3 (although apt-cache reports that I've installed - 1.2.0-1) on Ubuntu 12.04.4. + I'm using grsync 1.2.3 (compiled from source on 2013-05-10) on Ubuntu + 12.04.4. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1280436 Title: Can't stop transfer when rsync was started with root privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grsync/+bug/1280436/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs