[Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#397508: DBUS and HAL permissions for console users

[Rainer Dorsch]

Am Dienstag, 16. Januar 2007 22:59 schrieben Sie:
> Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> [..]
>
> > dbus_bindings.Connection.send_with_reply_and_block
> > dbus_bindings.DBusException: A security policy in place prevents this
> > sender from sending this message to this recipient, see message bus
> > configuration file (rejected message had interface
> > "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel" member "SetBrightness" error
> > name "(unset)"
> > destination "org.freedesktop.Hal")
> >
> >
> > This shows up, although the user is in the powerdev group
>
> Sure about that? Have you checked with "groups $username"?
> Also make sure to restart dbus after changing group memberships.
>

Michael,

in fact, now the problem went away, even with an unpatched version of 
guidance-powermanager. Even the screen brightness adaption works now well on 
my etch system.

I logged into the machine (ssh -X localhost) to make sure that I pick up the 
powerdev group membership.

I did not expect that I have to restart dbus, because I did not modify the 
dbus config files.

Weird. Is it required to restart dbus after a user was added to powerdev, i.e. 
only /etc/group was modified? At least that would explain what I observed.

Lure offered help to the Debian distribution and I wanted to find a person who 
can give Lure the right information, such that Debian can get the help. I did 
not want to flood your the inbox (or whatever is the reason you do not want 
me to spread Lure's offer helping out).

Thanks,
Rainer

> Michael
>
> P.S:
> Please avoid the massive cross-posting in the future.

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