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and subject line Bug#892768: Removed package(s) from unstable
has caused the Debian Bug report #481689,
regarding libgksu2-0: should default to sudo if no root password (see bug
#481689)
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481689: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481689
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Package: libgksu2-0
Version: 2.0.13~pre1-6
Severity: serious
Tags: patch
Justification: 0.
Dear Maintainer,
Since 2008, if root account has no password or is locked
(e.g. by `passwd -d root`, using sudo accounts), then certain
desktop gksu invocations fail (unetbootin from the menu, wicd, ...).
They fail because the GConf key /apps/gksu/sudo-mode
is not set by default. More info in Debian gksu bug #481686
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=481689
I provide a patch for libgksu-2.0.postinst script that
fixes this issue (after each gksu installation).
This bug has been present since lenny, there's no reason
not to fix it for wheezy. I'm marking this bug serious on
RC_policy justification that it "makes unrelated software on
the system break."
While the short postinst patch may fix the problem, this is
really just a hack.
Rather, I think opinionated, libgksu should have the
'can-root-even-log-in?' check **hard-coded** (and if root
can't log in, provide sudo behavior). Think about it, if root
cannot log in, who is going to do administrative tasks if not
sudo users?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages libgksu2-0 depends on:
ii gconf2 3.2.5-1+build1
ii libatk1.0-0 2.4.0-2
ii libc6 2.13-37
ii libcairo2 1.12.2-2
ii libfontconfig1 2.9.0-7
ii libfreetype6 2.4.9-1
ii libgconf2-4 3.2.5-1+build1
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.26.1-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.33.12+really2.32.4-3
ii libgnome-keyring0 3.4.1-1
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.24.10-2
ii libgtop2-7 2.28.4-3
ii libpango1.0-0 1.30.0-1
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-1
ii libx11-6 2:1.5.0-1
ii xauth 1:1.0.7-1
Versions of packages libgksu2-0 recommends:
ii sudo 1.8.5p2-1
libgksu2-0 suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
default_to_sudo_if_no_root_password.patch
Description: Binary data
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.0.2-9+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package gksu has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/892768
The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/.
This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
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Scott Kitterman (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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