Quick update. After upgrading systemd: Start-Date: 2014-05-31 20:54:43 Commandline: apt -t unstable install systemd Install: systemd-sysv:i386 (204-10, automatic) Upgrade: libsystemd-daemon0:i386 (204-7, 204-10), systemd:i386 (204-7, 204-10), libsystemd-login0:i386 (204-7, 204-10), libpam-systemd:i386 (204-7, 204-10), libsystemd-journal 0:i386 (204-7, 204-10) Remove: sysvinit-core:i386 (2.88dsf-51) End-Date: 2014-05-31 20:55:27
things started working and the bug is no longer present. Regards, Robert On 31 May 2014 20:50, Robert Gomulka <r.gom1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for your input. > Here's the data - if you need anything else, please let me know. > > carramba@rob-gigabyte:~$ apt-cache policy gdm3 > gdm3: > Installed: 3.8.4-9 > Candidate: 3.8.4-9 > Version table: > 3.12.2-1 0 > 1 http://http.debian.net/debian/ experimental/main i386 Packages > *** 3.8.4-9 0 > 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 3.8.4-6 0 > 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages > 3.4.1-8 0 > 500 http://http.debian.net/debian/ stable/main i386 Packages > > > # ls -l /proc/1/exe > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 May 31 20:33 /proc/1/exe -> /sbin/init > > carramba@rob-gigabyte:~$ dpkg -l > sysvinit* > > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version > Architecture Description > > +++-=====================================-=======================-=======================-================================================================================ > ii sysvinit 2.88dsf-53 > i386 System-V-like init utilities - metapackage > ii sysvinit-core 2.88dsf-51 > i386 System-V-like init utilities > ii sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-53 > i386 System-V-like utilities > > I'm using apt tool to perform upgrades (the quite new one), it doesn't > want me to install anything related. > But when just invoking "$ sudo apt-get -t unstable dist-upgrade" > I get the following notification: > The following packages will be > REMOVED: > > > sysvinit-core > > The following NEW packages will be > installed: > > > systemd-sysv > > > (No, I haven't proceed further) > > (I provide this info inspired by your question about init - discard it if > unrelated) > > Regards, > Robert > > > On 31 May 2014 16:11, Yves-Alexis Perez <cor...@debian.org> wrote: > >> On jeu., 2014-05-29 at 10:19 +0200, Robert Gomulka wrote: >> > Package: xfce4 >> > Version: 4.10.1 >> > Severity: normal >> > >> > Dear Maintainer, >> > recently (few days ago, after another dist-upgrade) I've discovered >> > that I'm required to enter my password to perform shutdown, which >> > I find extremely annoying and useless. >> > I don't know if this is the correct package, reassign if appropriate. >> > I couldn't find related bug report. >> > >> > Steps to reproduce: >> > - log in to xfce4 environment >> > - press alt-f4 or invoke log out menu >> > - click on shutdown >> > >> > Observed behaviour: >> > - I am asked for my password >> > >> > Expected behaviour: >> > - (as previously) performing shutdown w/o prompting for a password >> > >> > I am using gdm3 to log into xfce. >> >> Can you give us the gdm3 package version? >> >> What is the currently running init system? (ls -l /proc/1/exe as root, >> for example). >> >> Regards, >> -- >> Yves-Alexis >> > >
