Re:Re:Re: [bug]: xfce4: xfpm-power-backlight-helper alway let me input password.

[tumashu <tumashu@163.com>]

>At 2022-02-22 15:04:22, "宋文武" <iyzsong@outlook.com> wrote:
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>>tumashu <tumashu@163.com> writes:
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>>> Hello:
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>>>   When I update my guix system today, I have found that run xfce4: xfpm-power-backlight-helper alway let me input password,  how to avoid input password?
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>>No answer yet, my understand is that:
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>>1. xfpm-power-backlight-helper need to run with 'pkexec'.
>>2. 'pkexec' will always ask for password unless some polkit rules allow
>>   the action.
>>3. '/etc/polkit-1/actions/org.xfce.power.policy' allows the action, but its
>>   executable is something like
>>   '/gnu/store/vsnzjhjm37cd42w7vv7mxgy8hi8w6zi0-xfce4-power-manager-4.16.0/sbin/xfpm-power-backlight-helper'.
>>   
>>So run 'pkexec xfpm-power-backlight-helper' will ask for password while 'pkexec /gnu/store/.../xfpm-power-backlight-helper' will not.
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>no,  need input password when run "pkexec /gnu/store/.../xfpm-power-backlight-helper"
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>I do not run this command by hand, when I start xfce4 with slim,  a window pop and let me input password many time,
>when I press Fkey,  ask password again.

When I test gnome and mate, have no this problem.

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