I can confirm, This bug is still present in ubuntu 12.04. As Nicolas
mentioned when using gksu in terminal it does respect the timeout, but
when gksudo is called via gui, it doesn't. The only option is to
explicitly set "timestamp_timeout" in /etc/sudoers.
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I found out an additional detail:
- gksu called via command line does respect the grace timeout, matching with
sudo!
- only gksu called via GUI (used Gnome 2 on Natty and using Gnome 3 (Classic)
on Mint now) asks for the password all the time
I don't have a clue why ther
This is reproducable for mee to:
- repetitive sudo calls does only ask for pwd once
- repetitive gksu calls ask for pwd every time
This is a fresh install of natty with all updates installed.
This means gksu is same version as stated above.
Only the kernel is some steps newer for me now: 2.6.38-1
** Changed in: gksu (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: libgksu (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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gksu doesn't
Hello, Same problem on natty as well. Ok I agree that an timestamp on
gksu and sudo is an considerable security risk. There fore it's a good
thing to set the default on zero . But users must be allowed to change
that. On my work enviroment it's not a security bridge to work with a
time stamp. Very
** Also affects: gksu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
gksu doesn't remember password on Natty
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** Also affects: libgksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gksu doesn't remember password on Natty
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