Public bug reported: No matter which way I attempt it, whether from the app's main menu or from the context-sensitive (right-click) menu for a process, I get a permission denied error when I attempt to change the "nice" level of a running process. The only way I can do it is if I open a terminal window and execute the "renice" command using "sudo" to run it as root. I never had to do that before I upgraded to 11.10, as far as I can recall.
This appears to be an issue with requiring root-level privileges to make the change, as executing "renmice" without "sudo" also results in a permission denied error. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-system-monitor 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.24-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Jan 16 01:26:03 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-monitor InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-system-monitor UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-23 (84 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug apport-lpi gnome gnome-system-monitor i386 nice oneiric renice running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-system-monitor in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/917233 Title: Under 11.10, I don't have permission to renice processes using the Gnome System Monitor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-monitor/+bug/917233/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs