[Bug 275297] New: Smb4K asks for superuser auth in forked terminal instead of via kdesu, cannot enter password; cannot mount shares, program currently unusable

[JR]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=275297

           Summary: Smb4K asks for superuser auth in forked terminal
                    instead of via kdesu, cannot enter password; cannot
                    mount shares, program currently unusable
           Product: unknown
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: zorael at gmail.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.3) 
OS:                Linux

Kubuntu 11.04, running KDE 4.6.3 from kubuntu ppas. Smb4K package version is
0.10.9-1. I could not find a Smb4K product to file this bug against.

I have set up Smb4K to ask me for superuser privileges whenever I mount a
share, but everytime I try it seems to use the terminal sudo instead of the
graphical kdesu. Since Smb4K forks and runs in the background, the terminal
doesn't have focus so no password can be entered. As a result, the program
cannot complete its main function. :<

Error details output in Smb4K proper;
    Sorry, try again.
    Sorry, try again.
    Sorry, try again.
    sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

Terminal output;
    $ smb4k
    $ [sudo] password for zorael: 
    [sudo] password for zorael: 
    [sudo] password for zorael: 
    [sudo] password for zorael: 
    [sudo] password for zorael: 
    [sudo] password for zorael:
    $    <waiting for new input>

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Smb4K
2. Configure Smb4K -> Super User section, tick Use super user privileges to
mount and unmount shares
3. Hit OK
4. Double-click an available share in your local network

Actual Results:  
5. Error message thrown with details as above
6. Share does not get mounted due to insufficient privileges

Expected Results:  
5. kdesu spawns and asks for superuser authentication
6. Share gets mounted upon successful password input

The Kubuntu team renames the kdesu binary to kdesudo (likely since Canonical
wants *sudo homogenity), but I have a kdesu symlink in /usr/local/bin, so that
file should be available to Smb4K via PATH.

(As for severity, the fields description page[1] suggests bugs that cause major
loss of function should be tagged Major, whereas the dropdown menu in the bug
report form suggests that tag should be used for bugs that causes data loss.)

[1]: https://bugs.kde.org/page.cgi?id=fields.html#bug_severity

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