On 01.02.2012 22:15, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: > On mer., 2012-02-01 at 19:54 +0000, Brian Potkin wrote: >> Package: xfce4-session >> Version: 4.8.2-3 >> Severity: wishlist >> >> >> Regarding using startx README.Debian says: >> >> This is because Debian now uses PolicyKit/ConsoleKit to manage >> policies for things like device and power management. If you run >> Xfce from a compatible display manager (like gdm or lightdm), >> they'll talk to consolekit so your X session will have the >> authentication tokens, but if you use startx, it won't. There's >> a script shipped by default with ConsoleKit which will do that, >> in /etc/X11/Xsession.d/90consolekit, but the /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ >> scripts are only executed if you don't use any .xinitrc. See >> startx (1) for more information. >> >> The implication is that the required authentication tokens will get to >> Consolekit via the use of 90consolekit. However, ck-list-sessions shows >> 'active = FALSE' and 'is-local = FALSE' when startx is used. As a >> consequence, Policykit does not permit the user to restart, stop, >> suspend or hibernate the machine or mount USB devices. The same thing >> happens if XDM is used to login. 90consolekit appears to do nothing more >> than allow Consolekit to register a session. >> >> In brief: /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/ seems to the place to >> inform Policykit about local policy, so one solution would be for the >> user to put .pkla files there. An example might be: >> >> [udisks] >> Identity=unix-group:plugdev >> Action=org.freedesktop.udisks* >> ResultAny=yes
I wouldn't recommend doing that. >> >> > Indeed, it doesn't seem to work anymore, but afaict that looks like a > bug in consolekit. > > Michael, does it sounds familiar? It looks like 90consolekit doesn't > work anymore. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598150 Filed by yours truly. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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