I'm using Ubuntu9.04 (fresh install) and Linux VM-Ubuntu-Bedc 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
After powerup, Gufw is asking for a password (dialog pops up) and an icon is set into the icon-tray. As long as one enters gufw by means of System -> Preferences -> Firewall Configuration a new icon is added to the icon-tray. I entered 4 times Gufw in this way and I got 4 different Gufw-icons in the icon-tray. Note that the password-dialog was not popping up each time I entered Gufw for the 2nd, 3th and 4th time (sudo is active for 15 minutes, so this looks logical). I entered sudo -k in the console. I was still able to enter Gufw without a password-dialog! This looks as a severe security-problem to my opinion. Then I waited for 15 minutes (sudo timeout). After this timeout I clicked on one of the icons in the icon-tray. I could switch the firewall on of off although the sudo-timeout was expired !!!! After the sudo-timeout, it is true that if one enters gufw by means of System -> Preferences -> Firewall Configuration a password-dialog is popping up. I installed the new version gufw-9.04 (Version gufw 0.20.7-0 ubuntu2 was replaced by the new version) The dialog looks completely different and I can't set some the system- preferences, eg. icon or not. Also no icon is placed into the icon-tray. I also can't specify any rules at all. So this new version is rather a regression for me. -- Can't enable firewall by means of Gufw via the System->Preferences https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392113 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs