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POLKITD.CONF(5) polkitd.conf POLKITD.CONF(5)

NAME

polkitd.conf - The polkit system daemon configuration file

DESCRIPTION

The polkitd.conf file is the configuration file for the polkitd system daemon. The configuration format is INI style, with sections and key=value pairs.

The configuration file located at /etc/polkit-1/polkitd.conf has the highest precedence, if found. If not, /run/polkit-1/polkitd.conf will be used. If neither file is found, /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd.conf will be used. If no configuration file is found, default settings compiled into polkitd will be used.

[POLKITD] SECTION

The [Polkitd] section accepts the following keys.

ExpirationSeconds=

Specifies the default expiration time, in seconds, for temporary authorizations granted by polkitd via interactive authentication. The default value is 300 (5 minutes).

AUTHOR

Written by the polkit contributors.

SEE ALSO

polkitd(8), polkit(8)

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