On Jan 03 2017, Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: > Recently, my nm-applet can no longer control my network-manager > daemon. I get a message saying[1]: > > "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control-request failed: not > authorized" > > I think this is related to a similar problem in *-power-manager, > #848623. > > I am running: > * sysvinit > * lightdm > * systemd-logind > * vtwm > * my own xsession script > I thought I was running systemd-shim but I don't appear to be. > > Can someone please help explain to me how these things are supposed to > work ?
I can't explain, but just a datapoint, the following similar stack works fine: * systemd * lightdm * i3 (executed via custom .xsession) Maybe that helps to find the crucial difference. Best, -Nikolaus -- GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«