Tips and tricks for ConsoleKit, PolicyKit, and udev helpers

SamuliSuominen

Here is a small checklist to get a working ConsoleKit and PolicyKit setup for your console and X11.

/etc/make.conf:

Kollin · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:32 pm Post subject:

Tank you!
That was needed please make it sticky!

discomfitor · l33t Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 927 Location: None

For those using e17, make sure you have USE="udev ukit" when you build e_dbus/enlightenment and it will be automagically enabled.
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Peach · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:33 pm Post subject:

great guide, thanks a lot for the effort put into it.

As a side note, I didn't find the need to install polkit-gnome (or equivalent, but I'm using slim) and it seems like everything works as espected

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obo68 · Gentoo Linux 2013.0 (3.6.11-r1)

... just a small remark,

for me (using an amd64 system) it works even with the stable versions:

sys-apps/dbus-1.4.1
dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.88
sys-auth/pambase-20101024
sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.2-r6
sys-fs/udisks-1.0.1-r2
sys-power/upower-0.9.5
sys-auth/polkit-0.96-r1
gnome-base/gvfs-1.6.4-r2
gnome-extra/polkit-gnome-9.96-r1

kernel 2.6.36-r5
xorg-server-1.9.2

use flags form /etc/make.conf:

d2_racing · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:32 am Post subject:

The guide is sticked now.

If it will be a must to have an official Gentoo documentation about that subject.

just1602 · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:39 am Post subject:

Thank you, it's working perfectly on my ~amd64 system with Openbox :- )

I'll try to do the same with my x86 system

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Justin

hal2050 · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2008 Posts: 47

is it allowed to post problems in this thread or is it rather recommended to start a new thread referring to the sticky?

slackline · Just to help with these kernel options (under 2.6.37) you can find them under...

slackline · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:53 pm Post subject:

Quick question.

What if you're not using 'startx' or one of the 'small' login clients?

I'm using gdm, so do I still need to have a custom ~/.xinitrc or make any changes to /etc/pam.d/system-login ?
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SamuliSuominen · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject:

slackline · Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the quick response and writing this guide ssuominen, very, very useful and much appreciated.
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wuzzerd · Guru Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 467 Location: New Mexico

Nice sticky. For once I had most of it right.

aramis_qc · Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject:

It works fine. But Xfce4 4.8 is not ready to move to stable. Too much problems to be fixed... for example hibernation does not work...

Thank's for the tip ... at least we can say goodbye to hal.
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zoolook · n00b Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Posts: 16

Hi,

I found this sticky quite useful, even if I instinctively did almost 95% the same before finding it. I'd like to add that users not wanting to deal with gnome or kde or other bloated window managers, or even need automounting just at console level, may use

Anon-E-moose · Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:56 pm Post subject:

For those like me, who run a single user system, don't suspend/hibernate, and don't use automounting
they don't need to use "ck-launch-session" or the associated "dbus stuff" in their .xinitrc file.

This is my .xinitrc file and yes it works fine.

mack1 · Guru Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 315

Thanks a lot for useful guide

!!!

Cheers

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:25 pm Post subject:

ssuominen,

Works for me ... thanks very much
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Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

Is PAM really mandatory now?

drinstant · n00b Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 24

Openbox user here. Thanks for your instructions. I got everything working, but one problem with NetworkManager still persists. Not sure if it's a bug, as it's mentioned all over the place, but it could be related.

Problem is, even following your instructions, ck-list-sessions still gives a single instance, with active = FALSE, which is not supposed to be the case as you'll agree. nm-applet will refuse do do anything as non-root (enable/disable networking or connect to anything). My guess is, that the two are related (as it seems to be a permission-problem). If not, then forgive me for spamming this topic.

SamuliSuominen · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:40 pm Post subject:

SamuliSuominen · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject:

drinstant · n00b Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 24

IgorPashev · n00b Joined: 19 Jan 2011 Posts: 16

xfce should startx with