bug#52051: [core-updates-frozen] cannot login ('org.freedesktop.login1' service times out)

[Josselin Poiret via Bug reports for GNU Guix <bug-guix@gnu.org>]

Hello Maxim,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> writes:

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> Nov 23 01:09:14 localhost dbus-daemon[383]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.login1' requested by ':1.17' (uid=0 pid=370
>     comm="/gnu/store/ximad0zvg12r4x0x80mvym8hzg0n33jl-shadow") (using servicehelper)
> Nov 23 01:09:14 localhost elogind[1189]: elogind is already running as PID 390
> Nov 23 01:09:20 localhost shepherd[1]: Respawning term-tty1. 
> Nov 23 01:09:20 localhost shepherd[1]: Service host-name has been started. 
> Nov 23 01:09:20 localhost shepherd[1]: Service term-tty1 has been started.
> Nov 23 01:09:39 localhost dbus-daemon[383]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
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>
> I don't remember if I saw the slim login screen; but in any case I
> couldn't successfully login even via a ptty.
>
> It may have to do with polkit.
>
> To be investigated.
>
> This happened on a system *not* using gdm (it uses slim) and with
> ratpoison as the WM, on commit f42bc604547d9ee8e35fcd66d5db7786954cfac3
> of the core-updates-frozen branch.
>
> To be investigated.

I cannot reproduce in a fresh VM on commit
d5de4e163ccef80f78bc5fe330f568d8fe3a23ab, and can login just fine, with

  (services (cons* (service slim-service-type (slim-configuration))
                   (modify-services %desktop-services
                     (delete gdm-service-type))))

Is this still affecting you?

Best,
Josselin Poiret