This appears to be fixed in Karmic now. I get prompted for my password.
:)
** Changed in: xfce4-session (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Released
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xfce4-session fails to request necessary permissions from policykit to perform
shutdown/restart when multiple users are logged in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251337
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