CRM-12648

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* CRM-12648: CiviCRM mailing (or other scheduled jobs) do not seem to fire when triggered via wget
  http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-12648

CRM/Utils/System.php

@@ -586,6 +586,16 @@ class CRM_Utils_System {
    */
   static function authenticate($name, $password, $loadCMSBootstrap = FALSE, $realPath = NULL) {
     $config = CRM_Core_Config::singleton();
+
+    // before we do any loading, lets start the session and write to it
+    // we typically call authenticate only when we need to bootstrap the CMS directly via Civi
+    // and hence bypass the normal CMS auth and bootstrap process
+    // typically done in cli and cron scripts
+    // CRM-12648
+    $session = CRM_Core_Session::singleton();
+    $session->set( 'civicrmInitSession', TRUE );
+
+    $dbDrupal = DB::connect($config->userFrameworkDSN);
     return $config->userSystem->authenticate($name, $password, $loadCMSBootstrap, $realPath);
   }