Re: [gentoo-user] Unlocking Plasma desktop in Gentoo without systemd

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Monday, 11 September 2017 20:27:02 BST Dan Johansson wrote:
> On 11.09.2017 21:04, Mick wrote:
> > On Monday, 11 September 2017 19:27:02 BST Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote:
> >> I had a similar (if not identical problem).  This solution is a
> >> "difficult" solution, the reason I experienced this (if I understand)
> >> was that I was running KDE at the same time I was updating KDE.
> > 
> > No the user started a Plasma session after booting up the PC and while no
> > updates were being performed.
> > 
> >> I can't
> >> remember if I simply rebooted, or if all it took was logging out, and
> >> logging back in.  Even if I had rebooted, the *most* that should be
> >> required is restarting X, which if you are running XDM may require
> >> restarting XDM, or as stated, simply logging out and logging back in
> >> (but that might not be possible from KDE running in this broken mode).
> >> It should happen relatively infrequently.
> > 
> > I can login and restart xdm, but I fear the user may lose some the work
> > being performed at the time.  I may end up doing this, but not if there
> > is a way to recover the session.  Strangely, I can't see any relevant
> > screenlock process I could stop from the console.  :-(
> 
> Try this:
> 
> # Get Session-ID
> sesid=$(ck-list-sessions | egrep "(Session[0-9]:|x11-display = ':0')" |
> grep -B 2 "x11-display = ':0'" | grep "Session" | cut -d":" -f1)
> 
> # Unlock
> sudo dbus-send --system --print-reply
> --dest="org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit" /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/${sesid}
> org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Session.Unlock

Thank you All, the suggestion to unlock the sessionID worked!

So, KDE is now becoming good as Gnome in becoming entwined with systemd.  I 
can see myself ending up in working on VTs only soon!  ;-p

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Regards,
Mick

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