It seems like the issue here is that nvidia-settings isn't using the new Gnome privileges escalation system (I can't remember what it was called). It should at a minimal be called with gksu (which would prompt for a password), and at best use the privilege escalation system.
-- nvidia-settings doesn't have permissions to write xorg.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/200868 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