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Testing using the graphical front end invoked with gksu -d<BR>
and issuing the command 'date' shows the command is actually run<BR>
and the segfault is triggered at the end when some xauth magic is happening:<BR>
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No ask_pass set, using default!<BR>
xauth: /tmp/libgksu-leDs1e/.Xauthority<BR>
STARTUP_ID: gksu/date/12159-0-asusb202_TIME1375806712<BR>
cmd[0]: /usr/bin/sudo<BR>
cmd[1]: -H<BR>
cmd[2]: -S<BR>
cmd[3]: -p<BR>
cmd[4]: GNOME_SUDO_PASS<BR>
cmd[5]: -u<BR>
cmd[6]: root<BR>
cmd[7]: --<BR>
cmd[8]: date<BR>
Wed Nov 23 09:11:24 EST 2011<BR>
buffer: --<BR>
buffer: --<BR>
buffer: --<BR>
...<BR>
... <== buffer -- repeated many times<BR>
,...<BR>
brute force GNOME_SUDO_PASS ended...<BR>
No password prompt found; we'll assume we don't need a password.<BR>
xauth: /tmp/libgksu-leDs1e/.Xauthority<BR>
xauth_env: /home/user/.Xauthority<BR>
dir: /tmp/libgksu-leDs1e<BR>
Segmentation fault (core dumped)<BR>
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