KUser broken when used from Gnome or Unity
Bug #269196 reported by
Jordan Erickson
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kdeadmin (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
|
Unassigned | ||
| lightdm (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I like to use KUser to manage users/groups. However, the default package installation and subsequent launch via Gnome Applications -> System Tools -> KUser menu results in the following error: "Cannot open /etc/shadow for reading". It does not ask for my password, rather attempts to launch without escalating my privileges:
The default "exec= " line in /usr/share/
Exec=kuser %i %m -caption "%c"
I must modify the default /usr/share/
Exec=gksudo kuser
I'm guessing the default "exec= " line reflects variables present only in a KDE session, although this is just a guess.
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| Jordan Erickson (lns) wrote | #1 |
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| Jordan Erickson (lns) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in kdeadmin: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Rafael Belmonte (eaglescreen) wrote | #3 |
| summary: |
- KUser broken when used from Gnome + KUser broken when used from Gnome or Unity |
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| Sachin Sharma (sachin-sharma) wrote | #4 |
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I should also add that following the error, it *does* allow me into the program, acts as if I'm able to make changes to users and groups, but does not actually commit them. Very confusing to someone that might not otherwise know something is wrong when they can't modify /etc/shadow.