desktop-packages team mailing list archive

[Launchpad Bug Tracker <884083@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You have been subscribed to a public bug:

Using lightdm on 11.10, I find that either I am confused by the behavior of gksu and menus or there is a bug somewhere. 
Here's an example...

>From a terminal,
$ gksu -u someotheruser firefox
Tools/Addons, download and insert 'foxyproxy standard'. 
Exit firefox
$ gksu -u someotheruser firefox
The Tools menu now contains sub-menu 'FoxyProxy Standard' as expected.
Leave it running &, from another terminal,
$ firefox
Tools menu shows the FoxyProxy submenu, even though it is not installed for this user.

Exit both firefox apps.

$ firefox
Tools menu nolonger has FoxyProxy (as it should not).
$ gksu -u someotheruser firefox
Tools menu nolonger has FoxyProxy (it should).

This occurs when running lightdm.
Due to a different bug (Bug #866083) I was forced to move back to gdm.
In gdm, this behavoir is not seen and gksu/menus behave as expected.

Looks like a lightdm bug to me.

** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

-- 
strange behavoir of menus in lightdm with gksu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884083
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu.