On Wed, Nov 18, 2020 at 10:14:32PM +0100, Marius Bakke wrote: > To work around it locally, try adding: > > (simple-service 'gsd-polkit polkit-service-type > (list gnome-settings-daemon)) > > to the (services ...) section of your system configuration.
Thank you. You are correct for GDM. Adding this fixes changing the backlight in GDM. Perhaps the GDM service should extend the polkit service like that. It also does not conflict with adding a gnome-service-type. MATE still complains. Without changing services, normally both on the first log-in to MATE and on subsequent log-ins, when pressing the keys to change the backlight, a message window still tells me that /gnu/store/5kmmwc9q23lihpy3nv2knbvsr9qv2aln-mate-power-manager-1.24.2/sbin/mate-power-backlight-helper needs to be authenticated as the super user; I need to enter the password. Only with gnome-service-type and when not removing the GDM service, after GDM (which uses the gsd), on the first log-in to the MATE desktop, the backlight keys do nothing at all. When I try to log out, it says Power Manager is not responding. When I force the log-out despite the Power Manager, then log back in, I again get the message each time I press the backlight keys. I added: (simple-service 'mate-power-polkit polkit-service-type (list mate-power-manager)) It does not work. Regards, Florian