ssh-askpass-gnome can't move window once opened

Damien Miller djm at mindrot.org
Tue Feb 11 09:28:55 AEDT 2025


On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, muh muh wrote:

> Greetings ssh-askpass-gnome maintainers,
> 
> I am running:
>   Kernel: 6.8.0-52-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 
> clocksource: tsc
>    Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.6 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 vt: 
> 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0
>      Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
> 
> I have installed:
> ssh-askpass-gnome 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.5
> via Debian Package Search 2.8.1
> 
> I have been very happily using ssh-askpass-gnome for various things, but 
> I have run into an inconvenience that really could be considered a bug. 
> It is:
> 
> I can't move the ssh-askpass-gnome window.
> 
> I have no idea why this happens. Can you fix it?

No, because it's probably your desktop environment that is deciding whether
to allow the askpass window to be moved. I recommend filing a bug against
either your desktop environment or your OS.

-d


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