pkaction

List all actions

$ pkaction

$ pkaction --verbose --action-id [org.freedesktop.login1.reboot]

$ pkaction | grep [pattern]

$ pkaction -v -a [action.id]

pkaction [options]

pkaction lists and displays PolicyKit (polkit) authorization actions registered on the system. Each action represents a privileged operation such as rebooting, mounting disks, or installing packages, along with the authentication requirements for different session types.
In verbose mode, it shows the description, vendor, and implicit authorization levels for each action. These levels determine whether an operation is allowed, denied, or requires authentication for active, inactive, and any-user sessions.
This tool is useful for system administrators to understand what privileged operations are available and how they are configured, or to verify that custom polkit rules are correctly installed.

--action-id, -a id

Show specific action.

Verbose output.

Show help.

Show version.

Requires PolicyKit. Actions defined in /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/. Changing policies requires pkexec or root.

pkaction is part of PolicyKit (polkit), the authorization framework developed by Red Hat for fine-grained access control.

pkexec(1), pkcheck(1), polkit(8)