<![CDATA[Dev1 Galaxy Forum / policy kit]]> https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=4281 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:37:01 +0000 FluxBB <![CDATA[Re: policy kit]]> https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29282#p29282 What folder? The file is at /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.pkexec.synaptic.policy

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:37:01 +0000 https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29282#p29282 <![CDATA[Re: policy kit]]> https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29279#p29279 While I have synaptic installed (for now, prefer apt) it did not create any policy pkla file?
In fact the folder is empty.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:51:51 +0000 https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29279#p29279 <![CDATA[Re: policy kit]]> https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29272#p29272 For what purpose do you want to set up policy kit?

If you want to use pkexec to launch GUI applications with superuser privileges (which is a bad idea) then you can create some authorisation rules for the programs. See the files provided by synaptic & gparted for examples of this.

Rpisp wrote:

Is policy kit even necessary?

No.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:48:28 +0000 https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29272#p29272 <![CDATA[policy kit]]> https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?pid=29270#p29270 It seems no matter how long I'm on Linux, the question of how to set up policy kit never gets easier.

Typically I just completely ignore it and use sudo for my needs (nopasswd in sudoers)

Is it advisable to go about things this way, or should I be setting up policy kit?

Is policy kit even necessary?

Sorry for my ignorance but I have to ask

Any help would be appreciated thank you

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