[Bug 1195329] [NEW] Update Manager not accept root password

[Luiz Real]

Public bug reported:

After the following upgrade, the Update Manager not accept my root
password. Using sudo apt-get update and upgrade it works.

/var/log/apt/term.log

Log started: 2013-06-25  08:36:00
(Reading database ... 253482 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace python3-update-manager 1:0.186 (using .../python3-update-manager_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python3-update-manager ...
Preparing to replace update-manager-core 1:0.186 (using .../update-manager-core_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement update-manager-core ...
Preparing to replace update-manager 1:0.186 (using .../update-manager_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement update-manager ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Setting up python3-update-manager (1:0.186.1) ...
Setting up update-manager-core (1:0.186.1) ...
Setting up update-manager (1:0.186.1) ...
Log ended: 2013-06-25  08:36:11


/var/log/auth.log

Jun 27 08:17:01 brain CRON[24450]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Jun 27 08:17:01 brain CRON[24450]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Jun 27 08:18:35 brain gnome-screensaver-dialog: gkr-pam: unlocked login keyring
Jun 27 08:38:02 brain polkit-agent-helper-1[24660]: pam_unix(polkit-1:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=0 tty= ruser=root rhost=  user=root
Jun 27 08:38:05 brain polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.debian.apt.upgrade-packages for system-bus-name::1.233 [/usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map] (owned by unix-user:lg)

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

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Title:
  Update Manager not accept root password

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

Bug description:
  After the following upgrade, the Update Manager not accept my root
  password. Using sudo apt-get update and upgrade it works.

  /var/log/apt/term.log

  Log started: 2013-06-25  08:36:00
  (Reading database ... 253482 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to replace python3-update-manager 1:0.186 (using .../python3-update-manager_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement python3-update-manager ...
  Preparing to replace update-manager-core 1:0.186 (using .../update-manager-core_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement update-manager-core ...
  Preparing to replace update-manager 1:0.186 (using .../update-manager_1%3a0.186.1_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement update-manager ...
  Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 ...
  Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
  Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
  Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
  Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
  Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
  Setting up python3-update-manager (1:0.186.1) ...
  Setting up update-manager-core (1:0.186.1) ...
  Setting up update-manager (1:0.186.1) ...
  Log ended: 2013-06-25  08:36:11

  
  /var/log/auth.log

  Jun 27 08:17:01 brain CRON[24450]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
  Jun 27 08:17:01 brain CRON[24450]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
  Jun 27 08:18:35 brain gnome-screensaver-dialog: gkr-pam: unlocked login keyring
  Jun 27 08:38:02 brain polkit-agent-helper-1[24660]: pam_unix(polkit-1:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=1000 euid=0 tty= ruser=root rhost=  user=root
  Jun 27 08:38:05 brain polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.debian.apt.upgrade-packages for system-bus-name::1.233 [/usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update --no-focus-on-map] (owned by unix-user:lg)

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