PolicyKit
Download Source: | http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit-0.9.tar.gz |
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Introduction to PolicyKit
PolicyKit is a framework for defining policy for system-wide components and for desktop pieces to configure it. It is used by HAL. Note that this is not compatible with later versions; see Polkit if you need such a version.
Project Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PolicyKit
Dependencies
Required
Optional
PolKit User/Group
groupadd -g 26 polkit && useradd -c "Policy Kit Daemon User" -d /dev/null \ -u 26 -g polkit -s /bin/false polkit
Non-Multilib
Compile the package:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/PolicyKit --localstatedir=/var \ --with-polkit-user=polkit --with-polkit-group=polkit && make
Install the package
make install
Multilib
32Bit
Compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/PolicyKit --localstatedir=/var \ --with-polkit-user=polkit --with-polkit-group=polkit && make
Install the package
make install
N32
Compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib32/PolicyKit --localstatedir=/var \ --libdir=/usr/lib32 --with-pam-module-dir=/lib32/security \ --with-polkit-user=polkit --with-polkit-group=polkit && make
Install the package
make install
64Bit
Compile the package:
CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --libexecdir=/usr/lib64/PolicyKit --localstatedir=/var \ --libdir=/usr/lib64 --with-pam-module-dir=/lib64/security \ --with-polkit-user=polkit --with-polkit-group=polkit && make
Install the package
make install
Configuration
To allow HAL to automount removable drives such a thumbdrives, edit /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf and add the following between the <config></config> tags:
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable"> <return result="yes" /> </match>
Without this you will receive an error similar to org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.PermissionDeniedByPolicy: org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <--(action,result) when you "plug in" your thumb drive.
You then must upgrade your util-linux to the latest version or HAL automounting will fail with the following error FAT: Unrecognized mount option "uhelper=hal" or missing value. Instructions for building the latest version of util-linux can be found the development CLFS books.
Contents
Installed Programs: | polkit-grant-privilege polkit-is-rivileged polkit-list-privileges polkit-revoke-privilege polkitd |
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Installed Libraries: | libpolkit.{so,a,la} libpolkit-grant.{so,a,la} /lib/security/pam_polkit_console.{so,a,la} |
Installed Directories: | /etc/PolicyKit/privilege.d /var/run/polkit-console |