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Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: Polkit isues/ problems

#11 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

manyroads wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:07 am

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/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 &
^ That's the line you want (as already posted by KoO) but I think you may need the keyring variables as well:

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export $(gnome-keyring-daemon --start)
Add the --components= flag if you don't want all of the variables exported, see gnome-keyring-daemon(1) for more on this.

Check if the agent is actually running with

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pgrep -a polkit
I've just checked and the XDG autostart file only applies to Xfce, Unity & Cinnamon so you will have to autostart it manually for bspwm.
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Re: Polkit isues/ problems

#12 Post by manyroads »

Thank you Matthew... things seem to be working. You saved the day... tada! :number1:
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Re: Polkit isues/ problems

#13 Post by seaken64 »

Head_on_a_Stick wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:23 am you will have to autostart it manually
I that the same as manually start it automatically? :happy:
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Re: Polkit isues/ problems [Solved]

#14 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

^ :happy:
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