polkitd

Start PolicyKit daemon

$ polkitd

$ polkitd --debug

$ polkitd --config-dir=[/etc/polkit-1]

polkitd [options]

polkitd is the PolicyKit authorization daemon that processes authorization requests from applications. It evaluates policy rules defined in JavaScript or .pkla files to determine whether a user or process is authorized to perform a specific action.
The daemon is typically started automatically by D-Bus or systemd when an authorization check is needed. The --debug flag enables verbose logging for troubleshooting policy issues.

--debug

Enable debug output.

Configuration directory.

Disable debug output.

Usually started by systemd. System service.

polkitd is the daemon component of PolicyKit authorization framework.

polkit(8), pkexec(1), systemd(1)