On Tue 30 Aug 2011 at 21:48:47 +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote: > The simplest solution I have found is to override the default consolekit > permissions. In the case of suspend and hibernate, these are specified > in the file /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.upower.policy. > To override, create a new file in > /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/, give it a .pkla extension, and > add the following content: > > [upower] > Identity=unix-user:* > Action=org.freedesktop.upower.* > ResultAny=yes > > With that, I have the freedom to suspend and hibernate when using slim > and startx. I have been able to remove gdm3, an important step towards > removing all things GNOME-y in wheezy :-)
This appears to be a very elegant solution and far better than downgrading consolekit or altering a file in /etc/pam.d. For a start, it gives better granuality and flexibility. It also has the the advantage of fitting in better with the existing consolekt/policykit setups, For example, I changed the second line to 'Identity=unix-group:powerdev' to reflect the usual Debian way of allowing users to access a service. Apologies for being a little lazy but is there documentation for the stanza you have given above? I'd guess it's something to do with d-bus but would not be surprised to be wrong. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110831203710.GG28063@desktop
