[users-admin] users & groups: should have some mention than a session restart is required to apply a group change
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| | GST |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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| | gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gksu
I'm running Ubuntu Dapper Drake, and created a user called "svn" using the GUI tool found under System-
Next, I decided to add my own account, "ballen", to the group "svn".
Once again, I opened the Users and Groups GUI, then found the group "svn" under the Groups tab. I doubleclicked the "svn" group, then added the "ballen" user to the "svn" group. I then pressed ok to close and closed the Users and Groups GUI.
I quickly discovered that my "ballen" account did not have the priveleges of being a member of the "svn" group. When I typed the "id" command while logged in as "ballen", the "svn" group was nowhere among the list.
After a reboot, the change took effect, and the id command showed "ballen" to be a member of "svn".
Hopefully, you will consider this a bug. It caused me considerable consternation as I suspect it will others.
Thanks!
| Brad Allen (bradallen) wrote : Re: [Bug 48262] Re: adding user to group requires reboot to take effect | #2 |
>Generally group changes are only applied on relogin.
>
>Perhaps this should be mentioned on a more central place.
How about in a dialog box informing the user? After all, GUIs are
supposed to help users who may not be so advanced or have read
documentation.
| Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor) wrote : Re: users & groups: show a dialog if the group membership of the current user is changed (requires a relogin) | #3 |
You should file a bug report in GNOME's bugzilla.
| Changed in gksu: | |
| status: | Rejected → Confirmed |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote : Re: users & groups: should have some mention than a session restart is required to apply a group change | #4 |
I've forwarded the issue upstream: http://
| Changed in gnome-system-tools: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| Changed in gst: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| Xiegai Shan (xiegaishan) wrote : | #5 |
| Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote : | #6 |
Xiegai, thanks for your patch.
Please consider forwarding it upstream (https:/
Additionally, I suggest fixing the message:
"It is strongly recommended that you restart system for the changes to take effect."
to
"It is strongly recommended that you restart the system for the changes to take effect."
Thanks.
| tags: | added: patch |
| Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote : | #7 |
Also, it should suggest logging out and in first, because that's easier/faster than rebooting.
| Changed in gst: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
| Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote : | #8 |
I've unsubscribed sponsors: this is getting discussed at the gnome bugtracker, and should come into Ubuntu via Gnome.
| Changed in gst: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
| Changed in gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) → nobody |
Generally group changes are only applied on relogin.
Perhaps this should be mentioned on a more central place.