using xdm with ck-launch-session (PolicyKit/ConsoleKit)

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

Denis Shaposhnikov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a problem with ConsoleKit. First, I don't use gdm. I tried gdm
> and everything works fine under it but I don't like gdm. I use xdm and
> gnome-session. Configuring mounting of removable devices I've found
> environment don't want to authorized me as user of active console
> session. Well, after some googling I've found ck-launch-session. Now my
> xdm executes my ~/.xsession using ck-launch-session and
> 
> [xxx at localhost ~]% ck-list-sessions 
> Session1:
>         unix-user = '9999'
>         realname = 'Denis Shaposhnikov'
>         seat = 'Seat1'
>         session-type = ''
>         active = FALSE
>         x11-display = ':0'
>         x11-display-device = '   ?   '
>         display-device = '   ?   '
>         remote-host-name = ''
>         is-local = TRUE
>         on-since = '2009-08-10T12:10:39.961971Z'
>         login-session-id = ''
> 
> The environment still don't want to authorize me for actions like
> mounting/unmounting/shutdown/restart and so on. I think because "active
> = FALSE". Could somebody tell me how to fix it? Or how to configure my
> environment with xdm right?

Make sure procfs is mounted on /proc.  Also, see
http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/halfaq.html .

Joe

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