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[Bug 588398] Re: when running under gnome: sudo: can't set runas group vector: Operation not permitted

 

Closing that outdated report as EOL has been reached long time ago

** Changed in: sudo (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  when running under gnome: sudo: can't set runas group vector:
  Operation not permitted

Status in sudo package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: sudo

  just upgraded from 8.04 to 10.04 and now under gnome or kde running
  sudo from an application or a terminal results in the following error:

  craig@piccard ~ % sudo w
  sudo: can't set runas group vector: Operation not permitted

  what I expected to happen is see a list of users.  (I only use w as an
  example, any command seems to fail).  my

  if I ssh in from remote then sudo works just fine, i.e. this only
  happens while running under gnome (or kde).

  sudo:
    Installed: 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5

  ubuntu-desktop:
    Installed: 1.197

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: sudo 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-server x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jun  1 10:20:39 2010
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: sudo
  Sudoers: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/bin/cat', '/etc/sudoers'] failed with exit code 1:
  VisudoCheck: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/sbin/visudo', '-c'] failed with exit code 1:

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