pkcheck

TLDR

Check authorization

$ pkcheck --action-id [org.freedesktop.action] --process [pid]

Check with user

$ pkcheck --action-id [action] --user [username]

Allow user interaction

$ pkcheck --action-id [action] --process [pid] --allow-user-interaction

SYNOPSIS

pkcheck [options]

DESCRIPTION

pkcheck checks PolicyKit authorization. Verifies action permissions.
The tool queries polkit daemon. Used for privilege checks.
pkcheck verifies authorization.

PARAMETERS

--action-id ACTION

PolicyKit action ID.

--process PID

Process ID to check.

--user USER

User to check.

--allow-user-interaction

Enable authentication dialog.

--help

Display help.

CAVEATS

Part of PolicyKit. Requires polkitd running.

HISTORY

pkcheck is part of PolicyKit for checking authorization policies.