Polkit

MrBumps · 02-23-2015, 10:29 PM

Can I only use polkit with a gui ? Is there away to make it work with the command line ?

Thanks

upthehill · 02-23-2015, 11:00 PM

MrBumps · 02-23-2015, 11:02 PM

I should add I don't think it will work because it uses D-BUS.

D-Bus is a technical specification for an inter-process communication (IPC) system, allowing communication between multiple concurrently running computer programs (that is, processes). D-Bus was designed as part of the effort of the freedesktop.org project to standardize services provided by Linux desktop environments such as GNOME and KDE.

unSpawn · 02-24-2015, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by upthehill

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MrBumps · 02-24-2015, 06:52 PM

Is there a delete function ?

unSpawn · 02-24-2015, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBumps

Can I only use polkit with a gui ?

If you define "use" as "create authorization rules" then the answer is no as configuration is only XML/JS files. If you define "use" as "have authorization rules apply to command line applications" then the answer is "not likely" as an application has to incorporate support for PolicyKit (something like 'ldd /path/binary|grep libpolkit') or request its service. Is there a particular problem you're trying to solve?

MrBumps · 02-24-2015, 07:33 PM

Without using sudo and in run level 5 (rhel) I am able to create a pkla file that has an action that allows me to install a package without prompting for a password providing I use the software gui to install.

However if I try and install the same package using "yum install .... " from the command line I get a message saying only root can do that.

The problem I'm trying to solve is that I don't want to use sudo for reasons that are specific to my environment but something like policy kit might work providing I don't need to use run level 5, is that possible ?

unSpawn · 02-25-2015, 04:01 AM

Hmm, maybe use 'pkcon'? See the red box at http://www.freedesktop.org/software/.../pk-using.html which points to this http://www.freedesktop.org/software/...ession-methods FAQ entry & invitation?

stoorky · 08-23-2022, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by unSpawn

If you define "use" as "have authorization rules apply to command line applications" then the answer is "not likely" as an application has to incorporate support for PolicyKit (something like 'ldd /path/binary|grep libpolkit') or request its service. Is there a particular problem you're trying to solve?

Reviving this old post, because I was asking myself the same question (can PolKit be used without desktop environment ?).

Answer is yes, since it's used by systemd, even in a very basic server installation, without any X11/Wayland stuff whatsoever :

Code:

$ tree /usr/share/polkit-1
/usr/share/polkit-1
├── actions
│   ├── org.dpkg.pkexec.update-alternatives.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.hostname1.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.locale1.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.login1.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.network1.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.resolve1.policy
│   ├── org.freedesktop.systemd1.policy
│   └── org.freedesktop.timedate1.policy
└── rules.d
    └── systemd-networkd.rules

Tested on Debian 11

But as @unSpawn said, your non-gui application has to incorporate PolKit support (which systemd obviously does)