the sudo process is hanging on a read from stdin. Here's the ps axf process tree:
13916 ? Sl 0:06 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/update-manager 14387 ? S 0:01 \_ gksu --desktop /usr/share/applications/update-manager.desktop -- /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 60817411 --update-at-sta 14403 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root -- /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 60817411 --update-at-startup 1 Attached is the strace for gksu ** Attachment added: "sudo strace -p 14387 2> /tmp/gksu.strace" http://librarian.launchpad.net/4932452/gksu.strace -- gksu dies on first run https://launchpad.net/bugs/55172 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
