Should be fixed in the new version 0.90.0~exp1 since it switched to policykit for permission escalation.
Please test the new version and report any problems you find. ** Changed in: galternatives (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released ** Changed in: galternatives (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Boyuan Yang (hosiet) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577991 Title: galternatives wrongly asks for root password, when it's meant for user password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/galternatives/+bug/577991/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs