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I am coding an gui to create a vpn.

I am using now "AppIndicator" after using "GtkStatusIcon" but the icon works with the normal user but it's not displayed with sudo or gksudo.

How to fix it?

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The AppIndicator instance should be initiated from an unprivileged user, such as the current logged into desktop. This is is required so D-Bus communication used between the appindicator and the panel to work.

You should probably run your program as a normal user, and use gksudo only on the portions requiring root access.

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Hi, thanks for your answer, but if i use gksudo only on the portions the password will be asked every times i want to connect ... :( – GuiGeek May 5 '11 at 7:35
This should not be the case, I know that after using sudo, there is a time span where it doesn't ask for the password again. – alexef May 10 '11 at 17:21

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