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usb-creator package

"System policy prevents installing the bootloader" is nonsense

Bug #943235 reported by Matthew Paul Thomas
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usb-creator (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

usb-creator-gtk 0.2.34, Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 14.04

Perhaps it does not always appear, but sometimes a PolicyKit alert appears saying "System policy prevents installing the bootloader ... Authentication as the super user is required to perform this action".

This is not about the alert appearing at all (bug 859539), it is about the text. You should never say "System policy prevents" something in an alert that exists solely to let you do that thing. And you should never say "Authentication as the super user is required" on an operating system that doesn't have a super user.

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Related branches

lp:~nathwill-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount/ubuntu/precise/usb-creator/lp.943235
Ubuntu branches: Pending requested
Diff: 59 lines (+11/-6)
2 files modified
dbus/com.ubuntu.usbcreator.policy.in (+5/-6)
debian/changelog (+6/-0)
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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :
description: updated
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
description: updated
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: bitesize
tags: added: string-fix
Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: added: precise
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Half of this dialog is from usb-creator, I'm not sure about the super user part.

Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Nathan Williams (nathwill-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

debdiff if preferred

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your work, I'm unsuscribing the sponsors from the bug since there is already a merge request in the sponsoring queue

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Nathan Williams (nathwill-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

ah, thanks Sebastien. seems lp-propose makes the instructions on the HowToFixBugs wiki incorrect.

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Nathan Williams (nathwill-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

based on the messaging in the user management dialog, i adjusted the messaging for consistency

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package usb-creator - 0.2.35.2ubuntu1

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usb-creator (0.2.35.2ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * add user-friendly requests for authorization (lp: #943235)
 -- Nathan Williams <email address hidden> Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:05:59 -0800

Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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caspar_wrede (caspar-wrede) wrote :

This doesn't seem to be fixed at all. The dialog continues to be very user unfriendly and too wordy in 14.04

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

caspar, can you attach a screenshot showing the problem still existing in 14.04?

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caspar_wrede (caspar-wrede) wrote :

Sure. Screenshot is attached.

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caspar_wrede (caspar-wrede) wrote :

Another, better one, with the details unfolded

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote :

Thanks caspar, reopening.

description: updated
Changed in usb-creator (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → Confirmed
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