[Portland] [Bug 7136] New: xdg-su without -c prompts for password but does nothing

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           Summary: xdg-su without -c prompts for password but does nothing
           Product: Portland
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: xdg-utils
        AssignedTo: portland at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: tom.whipple at intel.com


When "xdg-su 'touch foo.txt'" is run, the user is presented with a password
dialog, but the command (touch foo.txt) is not executed. xdg-su exits with code 4.

It appears that something flashes on the dialog before it goes away, but this
happens too fast for me to read.


This should probably fail with a usage message, since this case does not match
the documentation. It could also be fixed so that the -c is optional (much like
sudo).


Environment: Suse 10.0; Gnome 2.12.0          
     
     
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