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

[Dave Koelmeyer]

Hi Milan,

Thanks, and good call. I've cleared out the LDAP user's home directory,
and also cleared out /etc/skel from where home directory information was
being populated. What I have now is a fresh home directory created on
login, and the Policykit agent is still not running once logged in:

dave at ubuntu-desktop:~$ ps -ef | grep policy
root      1032     1  0 23:21 ?        00:00:00 /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkitd
dave   1414  1401  0 23:30 pts/0    00:00:00 grep policy

I have then proceeded to run the agent manually under the same LDAP
account login:

dave at ubuntu-desktop:~$ /usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-
authentication-agent-1

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1422): GLib-GObject-WARNING **:
cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'

(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1422): GLib-CRITICAL **:
g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed

In spite of the errors, the  agent appears to run (no further error
output in the terminal window from which the command is running), and I
am prompted for authentication when using Ubuntu Software Center to
attempt to install and application for example.

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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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