[Bug 838626] [NEW] cannot authenticate for update-manager

[Imre Sándor]

Public bug reported:

When update-manager finds that updates are ready to install, I click on "Install updates" button. However, in the window to authenticate for the update procedure I cannot enter my password. 
As the attached scresnshot shows, the password field is greyed out. 
The user I'm running the system with is able to sudo root, so running update manager like this:
sudo update-manager
so this can be used as a workaround. 

> lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 11.04
Release:	11.04
>

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.150.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Sep  1 09:25:15 2011
DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
 
DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
 
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
 /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
 /apps/update-manager/show_details=true
 /apps/update-manager/window_size=(600,524)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64+mac (20110426)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty

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Title:
  cannot authenticate for update-manager

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When update-manager finds that updates are ready to install, I click on "Install updates" button. However, in the window to authenticate for the update procedure I cannot enter my password. 
  As the attached scresnshot shows, the password field is greyed out. 
  The user I'm running the system with is able to sudo root, so running update manager like this:
  sudo update-manager
  so this can be used as a workaround. 

  > lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.04
  Release:	11.04
  >

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.150.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Sep  1 09:25:15 2011
  DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
   
  DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
   
  GConfNonDefault:
   /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
   /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
   /apps/update-manager/show_details=true
   /apps/update-manager/window_size=(600,524)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64+mac (20110426)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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