void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

polkitd doesn't own its config folders

Open
#39,176 7 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

bug needs-testing
Dominant language
Shell
Stars
3.4k
Forks
2.8k
Avg merge
2d 5h
Merged PRs (30d)
299

Description

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

Void 5.18.19_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel uptodate rFFFF

Package(s) Affected

polkit-0.120_1

Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

No response

Expected behaviour

The polkitd user should be the owner of /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/ and /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/.

Actual behaviour

The owner of those folders was root and I had to manually change it.

Steps to reproduce

use polkitd

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the polkit-0.120_1 package definition and inspecting how its package files and ownership are installed; reproduce the package installation and verify that polkitd owns both rules.d directories.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.