Sorry for the noise. When I updated the packages, I was able to successfully invoke shutdown from xfce successfully (ONCE). But after an invoked reboot, I'm again requested for a password :(
root@rob-gigabyte:~# ls -l /sbin/init lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Apr 27 13:41 /sbin/init -> /lib/systemd/systemd Regards, Robert On 31 May 2014 21:10, Robert Gomulka <r.gom1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Quick update. > After upgrading systemd: > > Start-Date: 2014-05-31 20:54:43 > Commandline: apt -t unstable install systemd > Install: systemd-sysv:i386 (204-10, automatic) > Upgrade: libsystemd-daemon0:i386 (204-7, 204-10), systemd:i386 (204-7, > 204-10), libsystemd-login0:i386 (204-7, 204-10), libpam-systemd:i386 > (204-7, 204-10), libsystemd-journal > 0:i386 (204-7, 204-10) > Remove: sysvinit-core:i386 (2.88dsf-51) > End-Date: 2014-05-31 20:55:27 > > things started working and the bug is no longer present. > > Regards, > Robert > > > On 31 May 2014 20:50, Robert Gomulka <r.gom1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you for your input. >> Here's the data - if you need anything else, please let me know. >> >> carramba@rob-gigabyte:~$ apt-cache policy gdm3 >> gdm3: >> Installed: 3.8.4-9 >> Candidate: 3.8.4-9 >> Version table: >> 3.12.2-1 0 >> 1 http://http.debian.net/debian/ experimental/main i386 >> Packages >> *** 3.8.4-9 0 >> 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages >> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status >> 3.8.4-6 0 >> 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages >> 3.4.1-8 0 >> 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ stable/main i386 Packages >> >> >> # ls -l /proc/1/exe >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 31 20:33 /proc/1/exe -> /sbin/init >> >> carramba@rob-gigabyte:~$ dpkg -l >> sysvinit* >> >> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold >> | >> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend >> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) >> ||/ Name Version >> Architecture Description >> >> +++-=====================================-=======================-=======================-================================================================================ >> ii sysvinit 2.88dsf-53 >> i386 System-V-like init utilities - metapackage >> ii sysvinit-core 2.88dsf-51 >> i386 System-V-like init utilities >> ii sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-53 >> i386 System-V-like utilities >> >> I'm using apt tool to perform upgrades (the quite new one), it doesn't >> want me to install anything related. >> But when just invoking "$ sudo apt-get -t unstable dist-upgrade" >> I get the following notification: >> The following packages will be >> REMOVED: >> >> >> sysvinit-core >> >> The following NEW packages will be >> installed: >> >> >> systemd-sysv >> >> >> (No, I haven't proceed further) >> >> (I provide this info inspired by your question about init - discard it if >> unrelated) >> >> Regards, >> Robert >> >> >> On 31 May 2014 16:11, Yves-Alexis Perez <cor...@debian.org> wrote: >> >>> On jeu., 2014-05-29 at 10:19 +0200, Robert Gomulka wrote: >>> > Package: xfce4 >>> > Version: 4.10.1 >>> > Severity: normal >>> > >>> > Dear Maintainer, >>> > recently (few days ago, after another dist-upgrade) I've discovered >>> > that I'm required to enter my password to perform shutdown, which >>> > I find extremely annoying and useless. >>> > I don't know if this is the correct package, reassign if appropriate. >>> > I couldn't find related bug report. >>> > >>> > Steps to reproduce: >>> > - log in to xfce4 environment >>> > - press alt-f4 or invoke log out menu >>> > - click on shutdown >>> > >>> > Observed behaviour: >>> > - I am asked for my password >>> > >>> > Expected behaviour: >>> > - (as previously) performing shutdown w/o prompting for a password >>> > >>> > I am using gdm3 to log into xfce. >>> >>> Can you give us the gdm3 package version? >>> >>> What is the currently running init system? (ls -l /proc/1/exe as root, >>> for example). >>> >>> Regards, >>> -- >>> Yves-Alexis >>> >> >> >
