[Bug 568748] Re: polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 not started on login

[Dave Koelmeyer]

Hi, I have the same or very similar issue on a test Ubuntu 10.04 x86
(not AMD64) system running in a VirtualBox VM. In my case, the system
has been patched, then modified lightly to use PAM and LDAP for user
login authentication. I actually have another problem in that even when
the Policykit agent is running, my valid admin credentials are rejected
for desktop apps that use Policykit for authentication, but in the first
instance I have a very similar issue as originally described here - the
agent is not running automatically for my LDAP users.

I can provide comprehensive information on how I have configured my test
system, and if necessary it should be able to be reproduced fairly
easily and quickly. My summary however is as follows.

/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 is
running for the local admin account login. For LDAP user logins however,
it does not run automatically, and I have no autostart directory at all
at ~/.config for my LDAP users. The agent can be started manually.

I have attached the contents of a sample LDAP user's ~/.xession-errors
file.

Please let me know how best to handle this in terms of bug reporting, if
I should file a new bug etc.

Cheers, 
Dave

** Attachment added: "Xsession errors file contents for LDAP user"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/+bug/568748/+attachment/2596320/+files/xsession-errors-20111114.txt

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Title:
  polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 not started on login

Status in “dbus” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: policykit-1

  I appear to not be getting prompted (by policy kit?) for unlocking
  administrative tasks, and therefore I cannot access them.  I've tried
  System ->Administration ->Login Screen and System ->Administration
  ->Time and Date.  It's possibly why I'm experiencing this bug as well:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-
  messages/+bug/568216

  I'm attaching a brief screencast.  Please let me know if I can do
  other checking, testing, or provide more info.

  Ubuntu Lucid 64-bit with all updates to-date.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: policykit-1 0.96-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 22 19:06:56 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: policykit-1

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