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Description of problem:
When trying to connect RHEL7.3 system remotely using xdmcp getting following message before logging into the system:
Authentication Required
Authentication is required to create a color managed device
Password:
If I cancel the prompt or enter credentials I am able to login into the xdmcp session. But once I login into the system
Getting Two prompt:
Authentication Required
Authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading software
Password:
and
Authentication Required
Authentication is required to create a color managed device
Password:
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-settings-daemon-3.14.4-12.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable xdmcp on RHEL7.3 by adding "Enable=true" in [xdmcp] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf file.
2. Restart gdm using: systemctl restart gdm.service
3. Try to connect to the xdmcp server from RHEL using Xephyr:
# Xephyr -query SERVER_IP :1
Actual results:
Getting Authentication prompt when connecting to the system via XDMCP
Expected results:
Should not get any prompt.
Additional info:
"Authentication is required to create a color managed device"
This issue was tracked for rhel7.2 in following bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300937
This doesn't sounds like a gnome-shell issue - it does show the authentication dialogs on polkit's behalf, but it isn't involved at all in the policy decision.
Looking at the two policies you mention, both allow the actions in questions for the active session on the *local* console, but have "<allow_any>auth_admin</allow_any>" which applies in the non-local case. So as far as gnome-shell is involved, everything looks like it is working as expected. To avoid those dialogs, either the policies need to be adjusted, or color-manager/packagekit need to be changed to not intent to perform the actions in question in remote sessions.