https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621 User jpr@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621#c1 JP Rosevear changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com |prusnak@novell.com Component|GNOME |Basesystem --- Comment #1 from JP Rosevear 2008-03-27 17:04:04 MST --- This is because DISPLAY is not in the env_keep list. Re-assigning to sudo maintainer. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621 User francis@opensuse.org added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621#c3 --- Comment #3 from Francis Giannaros 2008-03-27 17:14:53 MST --- My bad, that should be 'gnomesu', not gksu. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621 User prusnak@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=374621#c5 Pavol Rusnak changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #5 from Pavol Rusnak 2008-04-03 05:30:28 MST --- Ubuntu has such message because root account is locked and the only way to perform administrative tasks is using sudo. As Francis wrote, running GUI apps using sudo is not recommended. Use xdg-su which calls right tool for your desktop environent (gnomesu, kdesu or other). Closing. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.