Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Biebl
On 02.02.2012 07:24, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 00:22 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: The problem with startx resp. the 90consolekit script is, that it is run as unprivileged user and CK no longer trusts this context. That said, I don't think this problem is unfixable. I guess

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Brian Potkin
On Thu 02 Feb 2012 at 00:22:32 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: The purpose of the plugdev group was previously defined as allowing users to mount removable media. By granting access to org.freedesktop.udisks* merely by being member of that group, those users can now format your system drive. I

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 18:28 +, Brian Potkin wrote: The problem with startx resp. the 90consolekit script is, that it is run as unprivileged user and CK no longer trusts this context. That said, I don't think this problem is unfixable. I guess what it requires is that the PAM stack is

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Biebl
On 02.02.2012 20:25, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 18:28 +, Brian Potkin wrote: The problem with startx resp. the 90consolekit script is, that it is run as unprivileged user and CK no longer trusts this context. That said, I don't think this problem is unfixable. I guess

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 20:25 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: On 02.02.2012 20:25, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 18:28 +, Brian Potkin wrote: The problem with startx resp. the 90consolekit script is, that it is run as unprivileged user and CK no longer trusts this

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Brian Potkin
On Thu 02 Feb 2012 at 20:25:15 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 18:28 +, Brian Potkin wrote: Is that a reference to using session optional pam_loginuid.so in /etc/pam.d/common-session? That also works me and has the advantages of being a single

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Biebl
On 02.02.2012 21:15, Brian Potkin wrote: As you can see, it is before 'session optional pam_ck_connector.so nox11'. I have no expertise in PAM so cannot explain why it has to be in this position. I have seen the odd report or two that even doing this does It's been a long time since I

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Michael Biebl
Hi, I did a few tests today. While I was successful getting to work startx properly, I didn't manage to get an active CK session with slim (I didn't try xdm). kdm, gdm3 and lightdm work out of the box. So my recommendation is: If you use a display manager, you can either use kdm, gdm(3) or

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-02 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On ven., 2012-02-03 at 06:21 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: Hi, I did a few tests today. While I was successful getting to work startx properly, I didn't manage to get an active CK session with slim (I didn't try xdm). kdm, gdm3 and lightdm work out of the box. So my recommendation is: If

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On mer., 2012-02-01 at 19:54 +, 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

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Michael Biebl
On 01.02.2012 22:15, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: On mer., 2012-02-01 at 19:54 +, 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

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On mer., 2012-02-01 at 22:36 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598150 Filed by yours truly. I remember this, but I somehow had the impression that there was an issue in slim/xdm/… and consolekit, but not when using startx. I didn't look at the

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Brian Potkin
On Wed 01 Feb 2012 at 22:36:22 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: On mer., 2012-02-01 at 19:54 +, Brian Potkin wrote: 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

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Michael Biebl
On 01.02.2012 23:50, Brian Potkin wrote: On Wed 01 Feb 2012 at 22:36:22 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: On mer., 2012-02-01 at 19:54 +, Brian Potkin wrote: In brief: /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/ seems to the place to inform Policykit about local policy, so one solution would be

Bug#658284: [Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#658284: xfce4-session: Please review README.Debian

2012-02-01 Thread Yves-Alexis Perez
On jeu., 2012-02-02 at 00:22 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: The problem with startx resp. the 90consolekit script is, that it is run as unprivileged user and CK no longer trusts this context. That said, I don't think this problem is unfixable. I guess what it requires is that the PAM stack is