If it can help, here is what /var/log/ConsoleKit/history tells me since I last rebooted: 1258028674.109 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat2' seat-kind=0 1258028721.681 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat3' seat-kind=1 1258028721.931 type=SEAT_SESSION_ADDED : seat-id='Seat3' session-id='Session1' session-type='LoginWindow' session-x11-display=':0' session-x11-display-device='/dev/tty7' session-display-device='' session-remote-host-name='' session-is-local=TRUE session-unix-user=105 session-creation-time='2009-11-12T12:25:21.681323Z' 1258028920.862 type=SEAT_SESSION_REMOVED : seat-id='Seat3' session-id='Session1' session-type='LoginWindow' session-x11-display=':0' session-x11-display-device='/dev/tty7' session-display-device='' session-remote-host-name='' session-is-local=TRUE session-unix-user=105 session-creation-time='2009-11-12T12:25:21.681323Z' 1258028920.862 type=SEAT_REMOVED : seat-id='Seat3' seat-kind=1 1258028920.964 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat4' seat-kind=1 1258028920.986 type=SEAT_SESSION_ADDED : seat-id='Seat4' session-id='Session2' session-type='' session-x11-display=':0' session-x11-display-device='/dev/tty7' session-display-device='' session-remote-host-name='' session-is-local=TRUE session-unix-user=1000 session-creation-time='2009-11-12T12:28:40.964345Z'
Note: output from id gdm = uid=105(gdm) gid=113(gdm) groups=113(gdm)
And ps uaxw | grep gdm: root 1462 0.0 0.1 74936 3752 ? Ss 13:24 0:00 gdm-binary root 1508 0.0 0.1 76864 3932 ? S 13:24 0:00 /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-simple-slave --display-id /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Display1 root 1509 2.1 3.9 180276 122132 tty7 Rs+ 13:24 2:05 /usr/bin/X :0 -br -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-4Q2YHk/database -nolisten tcp vt7 gdm 1925 0.0 0.0 26156 784 ? S 13:25 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session root 2513 0.0 0.1 89288 3388 ? S 13:25 0:00 /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-session-worker
If it can help, here is what /var/log/ ConsoleKit/ history tells me since I last rebooted: SESSION_ ADDED : seat-id='Seat3' session- id='Session1' session- type='LoginWind ow' session- x11-display= ':0' session- x11-display- device= '/dev/tty7' session- display- device= '' session- remote- host-name= '' session- is-local= TRUE session- unix-user= 105 session- creation- time='2009- 11-12T12: 25:21.681323Z' SESSION_ REMOVED : seat-id='Seat3' session- id='Session1' session- type='LoginWind ow' session- x11-display= ':0' session- x11-display- device= '/dev/tty7' session- display- device= '' session- remote- host-name= '' session- is-local= TRUE session- unix-user= 105 session- creation- time='2009- 11-12T12: 25:21.681323Z' SESSION_ ADDED : seat-id='Seat4' session- id='Session2' session-type='' session- x11-display= ':0' session- x11-display- device= '/dev/tty7' session- display- device= '' session- remote- host-name= '' session- is-local= TRUE session- unix-user= 1000 session- creation- time='2009- 11-12T12: 28:40.964345Z'
1258028674.109 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat2' seat-kind=0
1258028721.681 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat3' seat-kind=1
1258028721.931 type=SEAT_
1258028920.862 type=SEAT_
1258028920.862 type=SEAT_REMOVED : seat-id='Seat3' seat-kind=1
1258028920.964 type=SEAT_ADDED : seat-id='Seat4' seat-kind=1
1258028920.986 type=SEAT_
Note: output from id gdm = uid=105(gdm) gid=113(gdm) groups=113(gdm)
And ps uaxw | grep gdm: gdm/gdm- simple- slave --display-id /org/gnome/ DisplayManager/ Display1 gdm/auth- for-gdm- 4Q2YHk/ database -nolisten tcp vt7 dbus-launch --exit-with-session gdm/gdm- session- worker
root 1462 0.0 0.1 74936 3752 ? Ss 13:24 0:00 gdm-binary
root 1508 0.0 0.1 76864 3932 ? S 13:24 0:00 /usr/lib/
root 1509 2.1 3.9 180276 122132 tty7 Rs+ 13:24 2:05 /usr/bin/X :0 -br -verbose -auth /var/run/
gdm 1925 0.0 0.0 26156 784 ? S 13:25 0:00 /usr/bin/
root 2513 0.0 0.1 89288 3388 ? S 13:25 0:00 /usr/lib/