On Thu 29 Sep 2022 at 17:21:36 (+0200), Christoph Pleger wrote: > > > But I just realized that this does not work anymore in Debian 11. That > > is, hibernating and suspending still require the user to enter the root > > password, but rebooting and powering off work without authentication. > > Why is this the case and what do I have to do to get again what I want? > > If I enter the following: > > pkaction -v -a org.freedesktop.login1.reboot > > it tells me that authentication is necessary to reboot. Is there maybe > something else than org.freedesktop.login1.reboot that allows the > reboot, though org.freedesktop.login1.reboot denies it?
I suppose it might be worth mentioning how your users reboot or shutdown the system, and whether this applies only when seated at a console or even to all users (for those of us who reboot with CtrlAltDel and shutdown by touching the physical power button). Cheers, David.