Bug#481689: should default to gksudo if root doesn't have a password

[Avery Fay]

I didn't install the desktop task during the initial installation, so I 
don't think it can be solved in the installer. (I did install it after 
initial installation)

Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote:
> Hey!
>
> On Sun, 2008-05-18 at 01:29 +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
>   
>> In this case, I think the installer should globally set
>> the /apps/gksu/sudo-mode GConf key.
>>
>> D-I team: which package is responsible for this? Fixing things this way
>> should be quite simple.
>>     
>
> Theoretically there is already some infrastructure in place for that.
> The gconf schema is installed using an alternative, so that the global
> default is sudo if the correct alternative is set. The installer should
> be setting it correctly if the desktop task is selected, AFAIK.
>
> See you,
>
>