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[Bernard Decock <decockbernard@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm using Ubuntu9.04 (fresh install) and Linux VM-Ubuntu-Bedc
2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686
GNU/Linux

After powerup, Gufw is asking for a password (dialog pops up) and an
icon is set into the icon-tray. As long as one enters gufw by means of
System -> Preferences -> Firewall Configuration a new icon is added to
the icon-tray. I entered 4 times Gufw in this way and I got 4 different
Gufw-icons in the icon-tray. Note that the password-dialog was not
popping up each time I entered Gufw for the 2nd, 3th and 4th time (sudo
is active for 15 minutes, so this looks logical).

I entered sudo -k in the console. I was still able to enter Gufw without
a password-dialog! This looks as a severe security-problem to my
opinion.

Then I waited for 15 minutes (sudo timeout). After this timeout I clicked on one of the icons in the icon-tray. I could
switch the firewall on of off although the sudo-timeout was expired !!!!

After the sudo-timeout, it is true that if one enters gufw by means of
System -> Preferences -> Firewall Configuration a password-dialog is
popping up.

I installed the new version gufw-9.04   (Version gufw 0.20.7-0 ubuntu2
was replaced by the new version)

The dialog looks completely different and I can't set some the system-
preferences, eg. icon or not. Also no icon is placed into the icon-tray.
I also can't specify any rules at all. So this new version is rather a
regression for me.

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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?