[Bug 1244463] [NEW] session optional pam_systemd.so missing from /etc/pam.d common-session file

[Abdul Jabbar]

Public bug reported:

session optional pam_systemd.so missing from /etc/pam.d common-session
file

I updated from 12.04 to 13.10 version three days back. After this I
noticed,

1. the shutdown and restart options from the top right corner button did not work.
2. My user name was not being diplayed next to the top right corner button.

>From #ubuntu-bug irc chat a user helped me identify the issue.

We started from the /var/log/syslog showing "Oct 24 22:54:58 c490100005
gnome-session[1984]: WARNING: Unable to inhibit system:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not
permitted" when I tried doing a shutdown/restart.

Then we ran the following commands with the following results,

command: dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.CanPowerOff
result: method return sender=:1.3 -> dest=:1.95 reply_serial=2
   string "challenge"

command: loginctl list-sessions
result: 0 sessions listed.

command: cat /etc/pam.d/common-session | grep systemd
result: returned nothing

So we added the line "session optional        pam_systemd.so" to the
common-session file and the above two issues are now gone.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: libpam-systemd 204-0ubuntu19
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 25 00:27:11 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-08-25 (425 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: systemd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-20 (3 days ago)

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  session optional pam_systemd.so missing from /etc/pam.d common-session
  file

Status in “systemd” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  session optional pam_systemd.so missing from /etc/pam.d common-session
  file

  I updated from 12.04 to 13.10 version three days back. After this I
  noticed,

  1. the shutdown and restart options from the top right corner button did not work.
  2. My user name was not being diplayed next to the top right corner button.

  From #ubuntu-bug irc chat a user helped me identify the issue.

  We started from the /var/log/syslog showing "Oct 24 22:54:58
  c490100005 gnome-session[1984]: WARNING: Unable to inhibit system:
  GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Operation not
  permitted" when I tried doing a shutdown/restart.

  Then we ran the following commands with the following results,

  command: dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.login1 /org/freedesktop/login1 org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.CanPowerOff
  result: method return sender=:1.3 -> dest=:1.95 reply_serial=2
     string "challenge"

  command: loginctl list-sessions
  result: 0 sessions listed.

  command: cat /etc/pam.d/common-session | grep systemd
  result: returned nothing

  So we added the line "session optional        pam_systemd.so" to the
  common-session file and the above two issues are now gone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: libpam-systemd 204-0ubuntu19
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Oct 25 00:27:11 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-08-25 (425 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: systemd
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-20 (3 days ago)

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