gksu not working [SOLVED]

[Stevan Tiefert]

Am Sonntag, den 06.12.2009, 18:05 +0100 schrieb Stevan Tiefert:
> Hello list,
> 
> I want to execute some applications as root and I wanted to use gksu or
> gksudo for doing it. When I executed 'gksu gedit' the dialog for
> entering the password is coming up and after entering the password
> nothing happens. In a gnome-terminal gksu has to be Ctrl+C'ed to return
> back to prompt, because there was no respond. The man page of gksu is
> very old (2003). On the official-website of gksu a message notifies that
> gksu is replaced by PolicyKit. Is gksu working at all or is there
> another tool to do this task under gnome?
> 
> With regards
> Stevan Tiefert
> 
> 
> 
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Thanks to Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus at marcuscom.com>. His hint for
security/libgnomesu was very helpful! The problem with gksu is not
solved, but with gnomesu I have a working alternative!