[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#549693: hal actions fail when xfce is started with startx

[Boris Hollas]

Package: xfce4
Version: 4.6.1.2

System: Debian testing, installed 2009/10/01
         kernel 2.6.30-1-686
         libc-2.9

The message

org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action,
         result)

and similar messages are displayed if I
- plug a memory stick
- inserting a CD-Rom
- try to shotdown, suspend, or reboot the system by clicking the  
respective buttons in xfce

Also, PolicyKit doesn't contain entries:

~% cat /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration  
1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format -->

<config version="0.1">
</config>
~%


This bug has not appeared since I installed gdm and start xfce with gdm  
instead of startx.

See also bug #545256