[ubuntu-dev] Bug#790322: /usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk: prompt for root password returns incorrect password

[Seryn Rosenblum]

Package: gdebi
Version: 0.9.5.5+nmu1
Severity: important
File: /usr/share/gdebi/gdebi-gtk

Dear Maintainer,
When selecting a .deb file to open with gdebi from within thunar the user is
prompted to enter an admin password. After selecting 'ok' the prompt returns
'incorrect password'. Open a terminal open gdebi with sudo (same password)
and the user can select the same file and install it.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.1
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gdebi depends on:
ii  gdebi-core        0.9.5.5+nmu1
ii  gir1.2-gtk-3.0    3.14.5-1
ii  gir1.2-vte-2.90   1:0.36.3-1
ii  gksu              2.0.2-9
ii  gnome-icon-theme  3.12.0-1
ii  python3-gi        3.14.0-1
pn  python3:any       <none>

Versions of packages gdebi recommends:
ii  libgtk2-perl      2:1.2492-4
ii  lintian           2.5.30+deb8u4
ii  shared-mime-info  1.3-1

gdebi suggests no packages.

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