Thanks for your bug report. Were there any messages output when you tried "sudo gedit"? Re: the gksu problem, you should be using gksudo instead.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- "sudo gedit" and "gksu gedit" are not working https://launchpad.net/bugs/97319 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs