[SOLVED] XFCE4 works with root login only on BLFS SYSTEMD 10.0
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XFCE4 works with root login only on BLFS SYSTEMD 10.0
Hi Everyone,
Still can't figure this out. When I login with root all of xfce4 works as
should. When I login as normal user power manager, usb drives and such
don't work. I had this happen a long time ago version 8.3 I think and can't remember what it took to get it to work. Any ideas on where I went wrong?
Thanks for help and ideas.
DH
There is a systemd command will let you follow the jounal in real time. So you can try to do something as a regular user and see what the logs say. Probably policy-kit related - you do have polkit-gnome installed? I think that's what XFCE uses for a PK agent.
Hey Bryan and thanks for the reply. I do have polkit-gnome also. I was wondering if I need to put my name here "PolicyKit Daemon Owner" ? I never remember having to do that before. I'm
moving back to Florida in about 3 years where you from?
Check the xorg.0.log after trying to start xfce using startx as reg user. Not rebuilding systemd and dbus after doing xorg-apps throws lots of noobs off.
XFCE starts as user but I don't have full function(usb's,other drives don't automount,shutdown menu all greyed out except for logout icon) as I do when I login with root. Something is keeping me from that.I'v built 8.1,8.3,8.4 and 9.0 and never had this happen. Truly puzzled
"journalctl -f" That's the command. I had to look in the online systemd book as i don't currently use systemd. Just run that in a root terminal and then, as a regular user, try to mount an external drive or try to bring up the shutdown menu.
journalctl -f Is showing me my firewall is active. I can and have been able to mount usb drive with commands . I am wondering if polkit is screwed up and if I had it setup correctly. If I login as root xfce works fine. Just "user" and some apps work but no auto mounting of drives or other partitions either. I make it work some but
just wished it worked as well as 9.0
I had some success by reinstalling polkit . At least the shutdown menu works and
it picks up mu usb drives . Thats better than it was.
Thanks for the help and maybe the rest will workout.
Xorg log has info about devices loading and journalctl/dmesg also. These should be obvious to look at for errors/clues to what you missed or did wrong. Dbus is critical as is PAM. You're not giving us any actual errors.
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