Re: authentication failing through PolicyKit
On 3/2/2020 8:22 PM, D. R. Evans wrote:
> I am trying to run a command that appears to need super-user privileges. When
> it tries to run, I get:
>
> -------
>
> ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ===
> Authentication is needed to run `/tmp/hda-jack-retask-0TDDG0/script.sh' as the
> super user
> Authenticating as: D. R. Evans,,, (n7dr)
> Password:
> polkit-agent-helper-1: error response to PolicyKit daemon:
> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: No session for cookie
> ==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ===
> Error executing command as another user: Not authorized
>
> This incident has been reported.
>
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>
> I have tried entering my password, and also entering the super-user password
> (as the wording is rather ambiguous, although most likely it seems to be
> wanting the password of the regular user). In both cases, I get the
> AUTHENTICATION FAILED message and am unable to proceed.
>
> I have no idea why this is happening, nor how to fix it. Any assistance would
> be gratefully received.
>
Looks like it is 'sudo' related, you need to add your user in the
sudoers file or in a file in /etc/sudoers.d or to the sudo group.
Try 'su --login' to log in as root to set your sudoers file.
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John Doe
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