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[Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:43:11 +0100
Andrew Woodhead <andrew.woodhead666@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yeah that is normal. Happens on my Ubuntu desktop too.
> -Andy
> 
So it is, only sudo gives 3 attempts.  Don’t know why I thought the others did.

> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:51:33 +0100
> > Andrew Woodhead <andrew.woodhead666@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > I noticed this before, but forgot about it. When you open any app
> > > > requiring sudo privileges you only get one go at the password.  If you
> > get
> > > > it wrong you have to restart the app.  This is true in both Lucid and
> > > > Maverick.  In X/Ubuntu you get several (three?) attempts, useful for
> > clumsy
> > > > typists.
> > > >
> > > Do you mean using gksudo or sudo in command line??
> > >
> > > Remember sudo is ONLY for command line apps and gksudo is for X based
> > apps.
> > > -Andy (actionParsnip)
> > >
> > sudo is OK, it gives you the three attempts.  gksu or gksudo only give the
> > one attempt or something like synaptic gives only one attempt.
> >
> >
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> >
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