Ubuntu
gnome-system-monitor package

cannot kill/end root processes

Bug #983127 reported by Gao Shichao on 2012-04-16

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Gnome System Monitor	Fix Released	Medium	gnome-bugs #681585
	gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I cannot end/kill root processes with the latest version in Ubuntu 12.04, 3.4.0

expected:popup to ask for sudo password.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
Package: gnome-system-monitor 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

See original description

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Related branches

lp:~ubuntu-desktop/gnome-system-monitor/ubuntu

lp:ubuntu/raring/gnome-system-monitor

Revision history for this message

Gao Shichao (xgdgsc) wrote on 2012-04-19: Dependencies.txt

Dependencies.txt Edit (2.8 KiB, text/plain)

apport information

tags:	added: apport-collected precise
description:	updated

Robert Roth (evfool) on 2012-07-21

Changed in gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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Robert Roth (evfool) wrote on 2012-08-10:

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments at: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681585

Changed in gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2012-08-10

Changed in gnome-system-monitor:
importance:	Unknown → Medium
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2012-10-04

Changed in gnome-system-monitor:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Robert Roth (evfool) wrote on 2013-01-04:

Marking this as Fix Committed, as the fix is available in the upstream trunk, and will be available in System Monitor 3.8.

Changed in gnome-system-monitor (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → Fix Committed

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2013-02-21:

Not sure why Launchpad didn't close this automatically.

gnome-system-monitor (3.7.90-0ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low

  [ Robert Roth ]
  * New upstream release (LP: #1130956)
    - Fixed various memory leaks
    - Policykit support to kill/renice other users' processes (LP: #983127)
    - Do not report active programs as sleeping (LP: #174164)
    - Fixed crash in process properties caused by old workaround (LP: #958958)
    - Do not use deprecated API, use new color selection dialogs (LP: #972472)
  * debian/control.in, debian/control
    - bumped gtk-mm and gtk+ to meet the new requirements

-- Robert Roth <email address hidden> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:03:41 +0100