Debian Bug report logs - #747882
systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 23:14:49 +0800

Package: policykit-1
Version: 0.105-5
Severity: normal

Greetings,

  It seems that the newest version of polkit breaks the functionality of
xfce4-power-manager (suspend, brightness, etc).

[debug]
Error executing command as another user: Not authorized

This incident has been reported.

** (xfce4-power-manager:11149): WARNING **:
(xfpm-brightness.c:468):xfpm_brightness_helper_down: runtime check
failed: (xfpm_brightness_helper_set_level (brightness, set_level))

** (xfce4-power-manager:11149): WARNING **:
xfpm_brightness_helper_down did not change the hw level to 8
[/debug]

Cheers,
Difei

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (1001, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages policykit-1 depends on:
ii  dbus                   1.8.2-1
ii  libc6                  2.18-5
ii  libexpat1              2.1.0-4
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.40.0-3
ii  libpam-systemd         204-10
ii  libpam0g               1.1.8-3
ii  libpolkit-agent-1-0    0.105-5
ii  libpolkit-backend-1-0  0.105-5
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0  0.105-5
ii  libsystemd-login0      204-10

policykit-1 recommends no packages.

policykit-1 suggests no packages.

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/polkit-1/localauthority.conf.d/50-localauthority.conf changed
[not included]

-- no debconf information

Message #10 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

To: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>, 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#747882: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:23:00 +0200

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Am 12.05.2014 17:14, schrieb Zhao Difei:
> Package: policykit-1
> Version: 0.105-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>   It seems that the newest version of polkit breaks the functionality of
> xfce4-power-manager (suspend, brightness, etc).
> 
> [debug]
> Error executing command as another user: Not authorized

What's that output of loginctl?

Is your session marked as active?

loginctl show-session <ID>

Michael
-- 
Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
universe are pointed away from Earth?

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Message #15 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bas Dalenoord <bdalenoord@gmail.com>

To: 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: RE: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 08:25:22 +0200

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I have found I'm also affected by this bug. With help of a forum member I
found out it should be related to this package. My temporary solution was
to downgrade to 0.105-4.

More info about what we did to find out can be found on the thread located:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=114412&p=540708

Related to this was the lack of rights to modify both network connections
in NetworkManager and mounting/unmounting removable drives in Thunar.

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Message #20 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>

To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

Cc: 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#747882: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 20:57:42 +0800

Hi,

Here's the output:

~$ loginctl
   SESSION        UID USER             SEAT
         1       1000 alpha            seat0

~$ loginctl show-session 1
Id=1
Timestamp=Wed 2014-05-14 20:50:52 CST
TimestampMonotonic=57570110
DefaultControlGroup=systemd:/user/1000.user/1.session
VTNr=1
TTY=/dev/tty1
Remote=no
Service=login
Leader=614
Audit=1
Type=tty
Class=user
Active=no
State=online
KillProcesses=no
IdleHint=no
IdleSinceHint=1400071952128107
IdleSinceHintMonotonic=157576362
Name=alpha

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> wrote:
> Am 12.05.2014 17:14, schrieb Zhao Difei:
>> Package: policykit-1
>> Version: 0.105-5
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>>   It seems that the newest version of polkit breaks the functionality of
>> xfce4-power-manager (suspend, brightness, etc).
>>
>> [debug]
>> Error executing command as another user: Not authorized
>
> What's that output of loginctl?
>
> Is your session marked as active?
>
> loginctl show-session <ID>
>
> Michael
> --
> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
> universe are pointed away from Earth?
>



-- 
Cheers,
Difei

Message #25 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>

To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

Cc: 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#747882: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 21:05:29 +0800

I am using startx, is this sympton caused by systemd incompatibility?
Sorry for didn't notice the systemd transition.

On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's the output:
>
> ~$ loginctl
>    SESSION        UID USER             SEAT
>          1       1000 alpha            seat0
>
> ~$ loginctl show-session 1
> Id=1
> Timestamp=Wed 2014-05-14 20:50:52 CST
> TimestampMonotonic=57570110
> DefaultControlGroup=systemd:/user/1000.user/1.session
> VTNr=1
> TTY=/dev/tty1
> Remote=no
> Service=login
> Leader=614
> Audit=1
> Type=tty
> Class=user
> Active=no
> State=online
> KillProcesses=no
> IdleHint=no
> IdleSinceHint=1400071952128107
> IdleSinceHintMonotonic=157576362
> Name=alpha
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:23 PM, Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> wrote:
>> Am 12.05.2014 17:14, schrieb Zhao Difei:
>>> Package: policykit-1
>>> Version: 0.105-5
>>> Severity: normal
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>   It seems that the newest version of polkit breaks the functionality of
>>> xfce4-power-manager (suspend, brightness, etc).
>>>
>>> [debug]
>>> Error executing command as another user: Not authorized
>>
>> What's that output of loginctl?
>>
>> Is your session marked as active?
>>
>> loginctl show-session <ID>
>>
>> Michael
>> --
>> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
>> universe are pointed away from Earth?
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Difei



-- 
Cheers,
Difei

Message #30 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

To: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>

Cc: 747882@bugs.debian.org, debian-x@lists.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#747882: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 19:29:31 +0200

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Am 14.05.2014 15:05, schrieb Zhao Difei:
> I am using startx, is this sympton caused by systemd incompatibility?
> Sorry for didn't notice the systemd transition.
> 
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's the output:
>>
>> ~$ loginctl
>>    SESSION        UID USER             SEAT
>>          1       1000 alpha            seat0
>>
>> ~$ loginctl show-session 1
>> Id=1
>> Timestamp=Wed 2014-05-14 20:50:52 CST
>> TimestampMonotonic=57570110
>> DefaultControlGroup=systemd:/user/1000.user/1.session
>> VTNr=1
>> TTY=/dev/tty1
>> Remote=no
>> Service=login
>> Leader=614
>> Audit=1
>> Type=tty
>> Class=user
>> Active=no

Since you don't have an active session (according to logind), the
resulting behaviour is expected.
This is indeed a startx issue, since usually the display manager
(lightdm, gdm) takes care of registering a logind session.

IIRC if you want to use startx, you need to make sure pam_systemd is
enabled for the console login and you need to teach startx to inherit
the tty from the console login, i.e. if you logged in on tty1, X needs
to start on tty1 (and not on tty7, which it usually does).

See [0]. There this issue was re-assigned to xinit.

I've CCed the X maintainers for their input. Are you ok if we re-assign
this bug to xinit?

Cheers,
Michael

[0] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806491
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Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
universe are pointed away from Earth?

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Message #37 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com>

To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

Cc: 747882@bugs.debian.org, debian-x@lists.debian.org

Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#747882: policykit-1: breaks xfce4-power-manager

Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 20:34:58 +0800

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> wrote:
> Am 14.05.2014 15:05, schrieb Zhao Difei:
>> I am using startx, is this sympton caused by systemd incompatibility?
>> Sorry for didn't notice the systemd transition.
>>
>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:57 PM, Zhao Difei <difeiz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Here's the output:
>>>
>>> ~$ loginctl
>>>    SESSION        UID USER             SEAT
>>>          1       1000 alpha            seat0
>>>
>>> ~$ loginctl show-session 1
>>> Id=1
>>> Timestamp=Wed 2014-05-14 20:50:52 CST
>>> TimestampMonotonic=57570110
>>> DefaultControlGroup=systemd:/user/1000.user/1.session
>>> VTNr=1
>>> TTY=/dev/tty1
>>> Remote=no
>>> Service=login
>>> Leader=614
>>> Audit=1
>>> Type=tty
>>> Class=user
>>> Active=no
>
> Since you don't have an active session (according to logind), the
> resulting behaviour is expected.
> This is indeed a startx issue, since usually the display manager
> (lightdm, gdm) takes care of registering a logind session.
>
> IIRC if you want to use startx, you need to make sure pam_systemd is
> enabled for the console login and you need to teach startx to inherit
> the tty from the console login, i.e. if you logged in on tty1, X needs
> to start on tty1 (and not on tty7, which it usually does).
>
> See [0]. There this issue was re-assigned to xinit.
>
> I've CCed the X maintainers for their input. Are you ok if we re-assign
> this bug to xinit?

Sure, thank you.

>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
> [0] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806491
> --
> Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the
> universe are pointed away from Earth?
>



-- 
Cheers,
Difei

Message #52 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>

To: 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 18:54:40 +0200

Hi,

Apparently this has been fixed with different patches in Arch linux and
upstream. I tested both and the Arch linux way seems to work
(logind session marked as active), while backporting the upstream
patches in the debian version doesn't seems to work.

Arch linux patches can be found at:

https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xorg-xinit&id=f9f5de58df03aae6c8a8c8231a83327d19b943a1
https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xorg-xinit&id=645e47d624d43e4ec84060476ea7356fb5fd01ab

Upstream patches:

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit/commit/startx.cpp?id=44915d6953076849b69a017f6fc8234b0f254362
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit/commit/startx.cpp?id=1b23094a8606bf383ec6c7803a9cd300b1bb96a7

Any idea in which direction we should go?

Cheers,

Laurent Bigonville

Message #57 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

To: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>, 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#747882: systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 19:23:27 +0200

On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 06:54:40PM +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Apparently this has been fixed with different patches in Arch linux and
> upstream. I tested both and the Arch linux way seems to work
> (logind session marked as active), while backporting the upstream
> patches in the debian version doesn't seems to work.
> 
> Arch linux patches can be found at:
> 
> https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xorg-xinit&id=f9f5de58df03aae6c8a8c8231a83327d19b943a1
> https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/xorg-xinit&id=645e47d624d43e4ec84060476ea7356fb5fd01ab
> 
> Upstream patches:
> 
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit/commit/startx.cpp?id=44915d6953076849b69a017f6fc8234b0f254362
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit/commit/startx.cpp?id=1b23094a8606bf383ec6c7803a9cd300b1bb96a7
> 
> Any idea in which direction we should go?

The arch patch looks pretty simple and clean to me.
It has the additional benefit of only changing the vt if a logind
session is registered, i.e. the XDG_VTNR env var is only set if logind
is active.

Michael

Message #62 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>

To: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>, 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#747882: systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 08:39:51 +0200

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On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 18:54:40 +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Apparently this has been fixed with different patches in Arch linux and
> upstream. I tested both and the Arch linux way seems to work
> (logind session marked as active), while backporting the upstream
> patches in the debian version doesn't seems to work.
> 
If the upstream changes don't work please take it upstream...

Cheers,
Julien

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Message #67 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

To: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>, 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#747882: systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 20:51:54 +0200

On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 08:39:51AM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 18:54:40 +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Apparently this has been fixed with different patches in Arch linux and
> > upstream. I tested both and the Arch linux way seems to work
> > (logind session marked as active), while backporting the upstream
> > patches in the debian version doesn't seems to work.
> > 
> If the upstream changes don't work please take it upstream...

Aside from the fact that those changes aren't in any upstream release
yet and the debian xinit package being one upstream release behind,
please also consider that debian/local/xserverrc is already debian
specific. So adjusting xserverrc to properly work within Debian seems
reasonable to me.

Message #80 received at 747882@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>

To: 747882@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#747882: systemd-logind not tracking startx sessions

Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:02:13 +0200

Le Mon, 26 May 2014 08:39:51 +0200,
Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> a écrit :

> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 18:54:40 +0200, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Apparently this has been fixed with different patches in Arch linux
> > and upstream. I tested both and the Arch linux way seems to work
> > (logind session marked as active), while backporting the upstream
> > patches in the debian version doesn't seems to work.
> > 
> If the upstream changes don't work please take it upstream...

OK the fix was actually working but was requiring other changes as
well...

See: http://git.bigon.be/?p=user/bigon/xinit.git;a=summary

Cheers,

Laurent Bigonville

Message #81 received at 743015-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>

To: 743015-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#743015: fixed in xinit 1.3.3-1

Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:26:20 +0000

Source: xinit
Source-Version: 1.3.3-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xinit, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 743015@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org> (supplier of updated xinit package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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