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ubuntu and privilege elevation in i3wm

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Mar 15, 20264945 views
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I use i3wm (www.i3wm.org) as the window manager for ubuntu 11.10 x64. it seems that whatever piece of magic that controls elevation is not functioning properly. It's not an issue with i3wm perse, but rather something provided by gnome and unity that im missing, and need to implement manually. examp…

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Fix for: ubuntu and privilege elevation in i3wm

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Elevation uses several components: the program must be running in a ConsoleKit or systemd-logind session – ideally, all of your X11 programs should be in the same session. If your distribution uses systemd, run and look for "State=active". Otherwise…

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