This seems to work fine for me under natty (I did an upgrade from maverick, not a fresh install).
$ ck-list-sessions Session1: unix-user = '1000' realname = 'Paul Donohue' seat = 'Seat1' session-type = '' active = FALSE x11-display = '' x11-display-device = '' display-device = '/dev/tty1' remote-host-name = '' is-local = TRUE on-since = '2011-09-08T13:41:34.171550Z' login-session-id = '4294967295' idle-since-hint = '2011-09-08T13:42:04.326562Z' Session2: unix-user = '1000' realname = 'Paul Donohue' seat = 'Seat1' session-type = '' active = TRUE x11-display = ':0' x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7' display-device = '/dev/tty1' remote-host-name = '' is-local = TRUE on-since = '2011-09-08T13:41:45.813003Z' login-session-id = '4294967295' $ My /etc/pam.d/common-session does not contain pam_loginuid: /etc/pam.d$ grep -v '^#' common-session session [default=1] pam_permit.so session requisite pam_deny.so session required pam_permit.so session required pam_unix.so session optional pam_ck_connector.so nox11 /etc/pam.d$ What does ck-list-sessions show for you after logging in on the terminal (before running startx), and after running startx? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/483130 Title: If 'startx' is run from within a text console, ConsoleKit session is not marked 'active' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/consolekit/+bug/483130/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs