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[PATCH] Support interactive D-Bus authentication

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Steven Allen <steven <at> stebalien.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 71969 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#71969: [PATCH] Support interactive D-Bus authentication
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:50:49 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

Hi Steven,

>>     (dbus-call-method
>>      :system
>>      "org.freedesktop.systemd1" "/org/freedesktop/systemd1"
>>      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager" "RestartUnit"
>>      :authorize t
>>      "bluetooth.service" "replace")
>>
>> Assuming you have a polkit agent running (most DEs will run one by
>> default, but agents like mate-polkit work pretty well standalone),
>> you'll be prompted to authorize the operation and the bluetooth service
>> will be restarted.
>
> Nice. I get an authentication prompt.
>
> However, on my Fedora 40 / Gnome 46 / systemd 255 system, it doesn't
> matter, whether I use ':authorize t', ':authorize nil', or none of
> them. Is interactive authorization enabled by default, and we don't need
> to care about?

Perhaps this is due to the example. I'm asked for "Authentication
Required". This is not interactive authorization.

Do you have another example?

Best regards, Michael.

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