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policykit-desktop-privileges package

  1. Bug #455694
  2. Comment #26

Comment 26 for bug 455694

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: [Bug 455694] Re: FFE: Provide some policykit privileges by default on desktops

froynlaven [2010-03-26 17:31 -0000]:
> my memory is a little fuzzy; i wouldn't stake my life on it, but fairly certain i modified:
> /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.gnome.cpufreqselector.policy

Ah, that would certainly be overwritten by the newer package version
from lucid. Only modifications in /etc stay around.

(for the record, the "sticky" way of modifying PolicyKit permissions
is with man pklocalauthority)

> rise@noon:~$ pkcheck --action-id org.gnome.cpufreqselector --process $$; echo $?
> polkit\56retains_authorization_after_challenge=1
> Authorization requires authentication and -u wasn't passed.

OK, that looks wrong then.

 (1) Is your user in the "admin" group?
 (2) do you have the policykit-desktop-privileges package installed?

Martin

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