pkaction
TLDR
List all actions
$ pkaction
Show action details$ pkaction --verbose --action-id [org.freedesktop.login1.reboot]
List actions matching pattern$ pkaction | grep [pattern]
Show action in verbose mode$ pkaction -v -a [action.id]
SYNOPSIS
pkaction [options]
DESCRIPTION
pkaction lists and displays PolicyKit actions. PolicyKit controls fine-grained access to system operations, and pkaction shows what actions are available and their authentication requirements.
PARAMETERS
--action-id, -a id
Show specific action.--verbose, -v
Verbose output.--help
Show help.--version
Show version.
EXAMPLES
$ # List all actions
pkaction
# Show reboot action details
pkaction -v -a org.freedesktop.login1.reboot
# Find package manager actions
pkaction | grep -i package
# Show details for all actions
pkaction --verbose
pkaction
# Show reboot action details
pkaction -v -a org.freedesktop.login1.reboot
# Find package manager actions
pkaction | grep -i package
# Show details for all actions
pkaction --verbose
OUTPUT
$ $ pkaction -v -a org.freedesktop.login1.reboot
org.freedesktop.login1.reboot:
description: Reboot the system
message: Authentication is required to reboot
vendor: The systemd Project
implicit any: auth_admin_keep
implicit inactive: auth_admin_keep
implicit active: yes
org.freedesktop.login1.reboot:
description: Reboot the system
message: Authentication is required to reboot
vendor: The systemd Project
implicit any: auth_admin_keep
implicit inactive: auth_admin_keep
implicit active: yes
CAVEATS
Requires PolicyKit. Actions defined in /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/. Changing policies requires pkexec or root.
HISTORY
pkaction is part of PolicyKit (polkit), the authorization framework developed by Red Hat for fine-grained access control.
