polkitd

TLDR

Start PolicyKit daemon

$ polkitd

Run with debug output

$ polkitd --debug

Specify config directory

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

SYNOPSIS

polkitd [options]

DESCRIPTION

polkitd is the PolicyKit daemon. Handles authorization requests.
The tool processes policy rules. Manages privilege elevation.
polkitd handles auth requests.

PARAMETERS

--debug

Enable debug output.

--config-dir DIR

Configuration directory.

--no-debug

Disable debug output.

CAVEATS

Usually started by systemd. System service.

HISTORY

polkitd is the daemon component of PolicyKit authorization framework.