Bug#1077676: pcscd: unprivileged users not authorized to access OpenPGP smart cards

[Mark Hindley]

Hi,


On Thu, Aug 01, 2024 at 01:04:11AM +0200, Gian Piero Carrubba wrote:
> The problem seems to be that update-rc.d orders the init scripts so that xdm
> starts before elogind, so waiting for elogind to start before logging in
> solves the issue.
> 
> Is this something the elogind package can solve? My guess is that's xdm's
> (and other dm) duty...

I don't think there is a bug in elogind here, or anything elogind can do about
it.

AFAIK xdm doesn't use logind (systemd or elogind).  So if you want to enforce
this ordering xdm, try adding

 # X-Start-Before: elogind

in /etc/init.d/xdm.

Mark