Bug 26327

Summary:	dbus policy doesn't allow OpenSessionWithParameters
Product:	ConsoleKit	Reporter:	Michael Terry <michael.terry>
Component:	Daemon	Assignee:	william.jon.mccann
Status:	RESOLVED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
Whiteboard:
i915 platform:		i915 features:
Attachments:	Trivial fix

Description Michael Terry 2010-01-29 12:54:38 UTC

Shouldn't OpenSessionWithParameters be in data/ConsoleKit.conf?

Comment 1 Michael Terry 2010-03-08 09:09:49 UTC

Created attachment 33864 [details] [review]
Trivial fix

Here's the trivial patch from downstream bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/consolekit/+bug/534514

Comment 2 Martin Pitt 2010-03-08 09:15:24 UTC

This is a dangerous function for normal users, since they can elevate their privileges with that. Only root processes (like gdm) should call this function. Not allowing it for normal users is deliberate.

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