ubuntu-docs - "How do I hibernate my computer?" doesn't accomplish it's task

[Enkouyami]

On https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/power-hibernate.html & https://help.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-help/power-hibernate.html it states that creating a file /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla with the following contents will enable hibernate on the menus:
[Re-enable hibernate by default in upower]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate
ResultActive=yes

[Re-enable hibernate by default in logind]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate;org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions
ResultActive=yes

That will only work if the entries [Disable hibernate by default in upower] & [Disable hibernate by default in logind] are commented out or removed from /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla.

The entries in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla does not supersede the entries in /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla

[Enkouyami (furyhamster)]

Also should the logind entry in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla be so short compared to the one in /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla ?

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

@Sebastien: Is this actually a polkit bug, or is there a need to change the documentation?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

@Gunnar, I think that logind/systemd changed and the permissions list needs to be updated like it was done on
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/185739824/policykit-desktop-privileges_0.18_0.19.diff.gz

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Thanks. Added a policykit-desktop-privileges bug task.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

I don't think there is any change needed in the desktop privileges definition?

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

No, there isn't, Sebastien. I misunderstood your hint above; thanks for explaining on IRC.

On 2016-04-27 07:22, Enkouyami wrote:
> Also should the logind entry in
> /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla
> be so short compared to the one in
> /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla ?

No, they should be identical. If they are, it works without editing /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla (which is not recommended, since the file is owned by the policykit-desktop-privileges package, and changes would be overwritten at next update of that package).

I just committed the change. Thanks for reporting this bug, Enkouyami!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 16.10.1

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ubuntu-docs (16.10.1) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * scripts/translation-test-build.sh:
    - Check that required packages are installed.
  * Updates due to switch from "Software" to "Ubuntu Software"
    (LP: #1570479).
  * nautilus-list.page:
    - Less specific description of column "Modified" (LP: #1572304).
  * Extra update of ubuntu-help.pot (LP: #1573249, LP: #1573251).
  * video-dvd-restricted.page:
    - Updated suggested packages (LP: #1201904).
    - New guidance on how to install libdvdcss2 (LP: #1571208).
  * power-hibernate.page:
    - Code for re-enabling hibernate corrected (LP: #1575466).
  * mouse-disabletouchpad.page:
    - Deleted, since the feature is enabled by default now, and the
      GUI control has been dropped (LP: #1575911).
  * disk-check.page:
    - Updated to correspond to gnome-disk-utility 3.18 (LP: #1573025).
  * net-chat-empathy.page:
    - Updated since Empathy is no longer installed by default
      (LP: #1579394).
  * files-disc-write.page:
    - Updated since Brasero is no longer installed by default.
  * numeric-keypad.page, shell-guest-session.page:
    - Suggest lightdm configuration in /etc instead of /usr/share.
  * net-wireless-troubleshooting-initial-check.page:
    - Replace nm-tool (no longer available) with nmcli (LP: #1581846).
  * Updated ubuntu-help.pot.
  * New Kabyle (kab) translation.
  * The latest translations exported from Launchpad (LP: #1592162).
  * debian/control: Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.8.
  * Bump version to 16.10 / yakkety.

  [ Milo Casagrande ]
  * Make Italian screenshots 250x200.

  [ Doug Smythies ]
  * unity.png, unity-windows.png, unity-overview.png:
    - Updated again due to new yet old Ubuntu Software icon
      (LP: #1570479).

 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:11:00 +0200