[Bug 1302840] Re: Upgrade in 14.04 causes admin user to not be recognized

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1164558 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1164558

This update should have fixed it.

update-manager (1:0.196.10) trusty; urgency=low

  * debian/control:
    - add dependencies to the various policykit agents to ensure
      that update-manager is not run without policykit agent support
      in the session (LP: #1164558)
  * tests/test_update_list.py:
    - test improvements from Barry Warsaw (many thanks!)
 -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt at ubuntu.com

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1164558
   Not able to use updater: "You are not allowed to perform this action"

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Title:
  Upgrade in 14.04 causes admin user to not be recognized

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

Bug description:
  Update manager offered a partial upgrade, including Kernel
  3.13.0.22.26 and removal of packages related to UbuntuOne. After
  starting the upgrade, update manager showed a dialog stating "You
  don't have permission to perform this action." The upgrade continued
  after clearing the dialog.

  Following the upgrade, the GUI system does not recognize the admin use
  as an admin. Sudo commands still work in the terminal, but any GUI
  function requiring user authentication fails or will not open.

  For example: shutting down produces the log out dialog; User Accounts
  shows "You don't have permission to perform this action." when trying
  to unlock; Synaptic will not open at all.

  Rebooting with the older kernels did not change anything.

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