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Old 03-25-2016, 06:28 PM   #1
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Unknown username "polkitd" in message bus configuration file

Upgraded one of my Virtualbox VM's (Slackware 32 current with XFCE) to the latest (Fri Mar 25 20:43:59 UTC 2016) and upon reboot I see the message above a couple of times before the logon prompt. When I startx into XFCE, the first thing that's noticeable is the slow/unresponsive sound and action buttons on the top panel in the righthand corner.
 
Old 03-25-2016, 07:33 PM   #2
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Ditto.
During boot up the message,

Quote:
Unknown username "polkitd" in message bus configuration file
appears twice.

In /etc I found a directory labeled dbus-1/systemd and it contains several configuration files. Both dbus-1 and systemd directories were dated today.


When I tried to connect to the net via NetworkManager this error message popped up:

Quote:
Connection activation failed
(32) Authorization check failed:
invalid DBUS proxy
 
Old 03-25-2016, 07:40 PM   #3
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Same here , but ....is probably this issue results only if upgrade and not if clean install?

Im upgrade packages, and got the twice message around polkitd user.

slackware64 current
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Old 03-25-2016, 08:01 PM   #4
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OK, I dug out a recent -current .iso, dated 11 February 2016, and replaced polkit-0.113 with -0.105, polkit-gnome-0.105 with -0.102, NetworkManager-yada-yada-5 with -3, rebooted and all is back to what passes for normal.
 
Old 03-25-2016, 10:30 PM   #5
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I'm having similar issues.

Slackware64-current (25 Mar 2016) full clean install.

Cannot mount USB sticks: (polkit authority not available and caller is not uid 0)
networkmanager: Failed to add connection, Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
 
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Old 03-25-2016, 10:59 PM   #6
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Yeah, oops on this. I forgot to mention in my notes that a polkitd user and group are required.
 
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Old 03-25-2016, 11:38 PM   #7
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And what would that polkitd user and group settings be, @rworkman?

I've been bitten by this one too. No wifi here. Just these entries in the logs:

Code:
$ cat /var/log/boot | grep polkit
Sat Mar 26 00:41:01 2016: Unknown username "polkitd" in message bus configuration file
Sat Mar 26 00:41:01 2016: Unknown username "polkitd" in message bus configuration file
Upon NetworkManager restart

Code:
$ tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep proxy
$ /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager restart
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <error> [1458966785.506182] [nm-auth-manager.c:443] _dbus_new_proxy_cb(): auth: could not get polkit proxy: Erro ao chamar StartServiceByName para org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-network: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.sleep-wake: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wifi: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wwan: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wimax: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname: (0) Authorization check failed: error creating DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 01:33:05 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
When trying to bring any SSID up within nm-applet.

Code:
$ tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep proxy
Mar 26 01:36:00 minsky NetworkManager[26537]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
No good!
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Old 03-25-2016, 11:50 PM   #8
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And what would that polkitd user and group settings be, @rworkman?
Not sure if this will be different for Slackware... but LFS

P.S. UID 27 is in use by mysql... so UID must be different to LFS.
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Old 03-25-2016, 11:51 PM   #9
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Well, I don't know what uid and gid Pat will use, so I'm hesitant to suggest one here - you'd need to edit it after Pat issues a fixed build.
 
Old 03-25-2016, 11:53 PM   #10
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Not sure if this will be different for Slackware... but LFS
NO. mysql has 27.

I suspect 87, but again, I can't guarantee that.
 
Old 03-26-2016, 12:02 AM   #11
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NO. mysql has 27.

I suspect 87, but again, I can't guarantee that.
Yeah, 27 is in use... wonder if there is a "standard" for UIDs... i have added a user with a different UID for testing until this is fixed.
 
Old 03-26-2016, 12:09 AM   #12
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Yeah, 27 is in use... wonder if there is a "standard" for UIDs... i have added a user with a different UID for testing until this is fixed.
There's no standard as far as I'm aware, or perhaps we could argue that there are *lots* of standards. ;-)

Anyway, here's my best guess for what Pat will use, but it's just a guess - I need to emphasize that you'll have to update the uid and gid after he issues a fixed build.

Insert this line into your /etc/passwd file:
Code:
polkitd:x:87:87:User for PolicyKit:/var/lib/polkit:/bin/false
Insert this line into your /etc/group file:
Code:
polkitd:x:87:
 
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Old 03-26-2016, 12:34 AM   #13
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Wow! Everybody is up, you bunch of sleeping heads!

This did the trick to me:

Code:
# groupadd -fg 87 polkitd
# useradd -c "PolicyKit Daemon Owner" -d /var/lib/polkit-1 -u 87 -g polkitd -s /bin/false polkitd
# chown -R polkitd /etc/polkit-1 /var/lib/polkit-1
Note the chown. It didn't work after user/group creation because the rules are only for root eyes.

Rebooted. Logs are clean again, wifi is back and KDE polkit editor works again.

As @rworkman said, be prepared to change UID/GID of the new polkit user if you decide to create it manually.

Good evening, folks!
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Old 03-26-2016, 02:09 AM   #14
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Wow! Everybody is up, you bunch of sleeping heads!

This did the trick to me:

Code:
# groupadd -fg 87 polkitd
# useradd -c "PolicyKit Daemon Owner" -d /var/lib/polkit-1 -u 87 -g polkitd -s /bin/false polkitd
# chown -R polkitd /etc/polkit-1 /var/lib/polkit-1
Note the chown. It didn't work after user/group creation because the rules are only for root eyes.

Rebooted. Logs are clean again, wifi is back and KDE polkit editor works again.

As @rworkman said, be prepared to change UID/GID of the new polkit user if you decide to create it manually.

Good evening, folks!
It seem theese changes, work here, thanks
 
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Old 03-26-2016, 02:54 AM   #15
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What a mess.

After add polkitd user Network manager seems working but strange logs stays

Code:
6:27 brat NetworkManager[742]: <error> [1458977787.166780] [nm-auth-manager.c:443] _dbus_new_proxy_cb(): auth: could not get polkit proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1

Mar 26 08:36:27 brat console-kit-daemon[883]: WARNING: Failed to let cgmanager know that it can remove the cgroup when it's empty, the error was: invalid request 

Mar 26 08:36:30 brat udisksd[1068]: Error initializing polkit authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1 (g-dbus-error-quark, 25)

Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-network: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.sleep-wake: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wifi: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wwan: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.enable-disable-wimax: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.hostname: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:31 brat pulseaudio[1083]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files
Mar 26 08:36:32 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:32 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:32 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.protected: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:32 brat NetworkManager[742]: <warn>  error requesting auth for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wifi.share.open: (0) Authorization check failed: invalid DBUS proxy
Mar 26 08:36:39 brat console-kit-daemon[883]: CRITICAL: polkit_authority_check_authorization: assertion 'POLKIT_IS_AUTHORITY (authority)' failed 
Mar 26 08:37:51 brat last message repeated 2 times
Error with udisksd with popup ?

Besides I'm working with LXDE and logout splash is delayed about 30s and there is no option for reboot or halt.
Recompiled lxsesion but nothing.

Polkid process utilize 50% CPU /1core of the two/

I revert to old polkit and no such mess .Works. Quiet.
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