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Keiva
Asked: 2017-01-01 10:56:29 +0800 CST

Why won't my password work in gksu? [duplicate]

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There are other questions similar, but none have answers for this situation.

Any time I enter my pw into the terminal, it works fine. But gsku thinks it's wrong. I've tried several times, and typing very slowly. I know I'm entering it correctly. Any ideas?

Answers to questions:

  • The answer linked doesn't apply because the gksu properties are set correctly.
  • Resetting the pw didn't help.
  • I was referring to the 10-key pad.
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  1. tl;dr: Try using gksudo instead.

    Explanation

    gksu makes you enter the root password. By default, Ubuntu does not have a password for the root user. gksudo makes you enter the password for an ordinary user that happens to have superuser privileges.

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