[arch-general] coping with damaging updates

[Mick]

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:15:32 +0200
Heiko Baums <lists at baums-on-web.de> wrote:

> Am Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:49:13 +1000
> schrieb Mick <bareman at tpg.com.au>:
> 
> > Following yet another update that has disabled user control of USB
> > sticks, cameras, etc. and blocked user from shutting down from the
> > desktop (in my case xfce4), I am at the end of my tether.
> 
> Remove ck-launch-session from your ~/.xinitrc again.
> 
> Change "exec ck-launch-session startxfce4" back to "exec startxfce4"
> and your user should be able to shut down from Xfce4 again. I don't
> know if this will fix your USB issues.
> 
> Heiko
> 
made the change but it didn't work, if I can't find what they butchered
this time before the night freight train to Cairns grinds past in half
an hour I'll give up and re-install tomorrow.

mick