Bug#395462: doesn't launch any apps: cannot open display

[Julien Langer]

Hi,

Yes, the gksu dialog appears.
Here's the debug output:

$ gksu -d update-manager
xauth: -90b11240cb4d29fd768e086b828b7f84
-
display: -:0.0-
final xauth: -90b11240cb4d29fd768e086b828b7f84
-
final display: -:0.0-
STARTUP_ID: (null)
gksu_context_run: buf: -Password: -
password: XXXXXXXX

password: XXXXXXXX

DEBUG (run:after-pass) buf: -Password: -
DEBUG (run:post-after-pass) buf: -
ssword: -
DEBUG (run:post-after-pass) buf: -gksu: waiting
-
DEBUG (gksu: waiting) buf: -gksu: waiting
-
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 28, in ?
    import gtk
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.4/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line
45, in ?
    from _gtk import *
RuntimeError: could not open display


On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 08:48 -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote:
> Em Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:56:59 +0200
> Julien Langer <julien.langer at gmail.com> escreveu:
> 
> > $ gksu /usr/bin/update-manager
> > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> > Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> 
> Can you please run gksu with the -d switch? Don't forget to remove the
> password of the debug output before sending it in!
> 
> I take it that the gksu window asking for the password appears but you
> get those problems after giving the correct password?
> 
> Thanks,
>