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[Bernard Decock <decockbernard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well the bug is that the dialog for requesting your sudo-password is not
popping-up when you select gufw by means of the menu : System ->
Preferences -> Firewall Configuration. I don't have this problem on
other computers. Is it possible that is the case just after installing
gufw? And why do I have 2 gufw-icons in my tray? One indicating that the
firewall is active and indicating that it is disabled?

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Can't enable firewall by means of Gufw via the System->Preferences
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392113
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Status in “gui-ufw” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: gufw

I installed Gufw. After the installation I clicked on the new installed menu-item (System -> Preferences). I was not able to enable the firewall nor to make any of the settings (all grey). Then I opened the terminal-console and entered gufw. A dialog appeared asking for the sudo password. Then I was able to set up the firewall. I closed the terminal. I was able to enter Gufw (System -> Preferences) and to disable the firewall. After disableing the firewall all settings are greyed out again and I have to start gufw by means of the terminal again.

Why isn't the sudo-popup-dialog not invoked when you start gufw via System-Preferences? And why can one disable the firewall without a password?