Created attachment 523962 [details] /var/log/messages Description of problem: Clean installation of Fedora 16 Beta RC1 i386, default package set. When booted into GDM, can't restart machine. When logged in, can restart machine. From /var/log/messages: Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost gdm-simple-greeter[975]: DEBUG(+): GdmGreeterPanel: trying to restart system Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: system-bus-name::1.14 is inquiring whether system-bus-name::1.34 is authorized for org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: user of caller is unix-user:root Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: user of subject is unix-user:gdm Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.34 is authorized for org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: 0xb6501430 Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: subject is in session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (local=1 active=0) Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: not authorized Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: Sep 20 03:09:38 localhost gdm-simple-greeter[975]: DEBUG(+): GdmGreeterPanel: unable to restart system: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.NotPrivileged: Not Authorized Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost gdm-simple-greeter[975]: DEBUG(+): GdmGreeterPanel: trying to restart system Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: system-bus-name::1.14 is inquiring whether system-bus-name::1.34 is authorized for org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: user of caller is unix-user:root Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: user of subject is unix-user:gdm Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: checking whether system-bus-name::1.34 is authorized for org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.restart Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: 0xb6f01f78 Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: subject is in session /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 (local=1 active=0) Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: not authorized Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost dbus-daemon[699]: ** (polkitd:734): DEBUG: Sep 20 03:09:42 localhost gdm-simple-greeter[975]: DEBUG(+): GdmGreeterPanel: unable to restart system: org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.NotPrivileged: Not Authorized Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-3.1.90-1.fc16.i686 systemd-35-1.fc16.i686 systemd-sysv-35-1.fc16.i686 systemd-units-35-1.fc16.i686 dbus-1.4.10-3.fc16.i686 dbus-glib-0.92-2.fc15.i686 dbus-libs-1.4.10-3.fc16.i686 dbus-python-0.83.0-8.fc15.i686 dbus-x11-1.4.10-3.fc16.i686 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot into gdm. 2. Hit restart (or poweroff), nothing happens. 3.
More information: I installed from DVD. Proposing as Beta blocker: All release-blocking desktops' offered mechanisms (if any) for shutting down, logging out and rebooting must work https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_16_Beta_Release_Criteria
Appears to be a duplicate of bug 739253 (I can mark that as a blocker if you want).
Great catch, Andre, thanks. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 739253 ***