Author: wblaszcz
Date: 2009-07-31 08:13:43 -0600 (Fri, 31 Jul 2009)
New Revision: 7912
Added:
trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/policykit.xml
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/security.xml
Log:
New package - PolicyKit-0.9
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2009-07-31 13:14:58 UTC (rev 7911)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2009-07-31 14:13:43 UTC (rev 7912)
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
<!ENTITY stunnel-version "4.21">
<!ENTITY sudo-version "1.7.0">
<!ENTITY nss-version "3.11.7">
+<!ENTITY policykit-version "0.9">
<!-- Chapter 5 -->
<!ENTITY reiser-version "3.6.21">
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2009-07-31 13:14:58 UTC
(rev 7911)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2009-07-31 14:13:43 UTC
(rev 7912)
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
<para>[gdalziel] - Added a patch to Cdrtools-2.01 to fix function
conflicts with Glibc.</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[wblaszcz] - Added new package. PolicyKit-0.9.</para>
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
Added: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/policykit.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/policykit.xml (rev 0)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/policykit.xml 2009-07-31 14:13:43 UTC (rev
7912)
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"; [
+ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
+ %general-entities;
+
+ <!ENTITY policykit-download-http
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit-&policykit-version;.tar.gz";>
+ <!ENTITY policykit-download-ftp " ">
+ <!ENTITY policykit-md5sum "802fd13ae41f73d79359e5ecb0a98716">
+ <!ENTITY policykit-size "1.2 MB">
+ <!ENTITY policykit-buildsize "11 MB">
+ <!ENTITY policykit-time "0.4 SBU">
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="policykit" xreflabel="PolicyKit-&policykit-version;">
+ <?dbhtml filename="policykit.html"?>
+
+ <sect1info>
+ <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
+ <date>$Date$</date>
+ </sect1info>
+
+ <title>PolicyKit-&policykit-version;</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="policykit">
+ <primary sortas="a-PolicyKit">PolicyKit</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <sect2 role="package">
+ <title>Introduction to PolicyKit</title>
+
+ <para>The <application>PolicyKit</application> package is an
+ application-level toolkit for defining and handling the policy that allows
+ unprivileged processes to speak to privileged processes.</para>
+
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&policykit-download-http;"/></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&policykit-download-ftp;"/></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Download MD5 sum: &policykit-md5sum;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Download size: &policykit-size;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Estimated disk space required: &policykit-buildsize;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Estimated build time: &policykit-time;</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">PolicyKit Dependencies</bridgehead>
+
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
+ <para role="required"><xref linkend="glib2"/>,
+ <xref linkend="dbus-glib"/>,
+ <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>,
+ <xref linkend="intltool"/>, and
+ <xref linkend="docbook-xsl"/></para>
+
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
+ <para role="optional"><xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> and
+ <ulink
url="http://blog.supportpro.com/2007/08/se-linux/";>SELinux</ulink></para>
+
+ <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
+ <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/policykit"/></para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="installation">
+ <title>Installation of PolicyKit</title>
+
+ <para>Install <application>PolicyKit</application> by running the following
+ commands:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>groupadd -g 26 polkit &&
+useradd -c "Policy Kit Daemon User" -d /dev/null \
+ -u 26 -g polkit -s /bin/false polkit &&
+./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
+ --libexecdir=/usr/lib/PolicyKit --localstatedir=/var \
+ --with-polkit-user=polkit --with-polkit-group=polkit &&
+make</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
+
+ <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
user:</para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
+install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/PolicyKit-&policykit-version; &&
+cp -v -r doc/html
/usr/share/doc/PolicyKit-&policykit-version;</userinput></screen>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="commands">
+ <title>Command Explanations</title>
+
+ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude";
+ href="../../xincludes/gtk-doc-rebuild.xml"/>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="configuration">
+ <title>Configuring PolicyKit</title>
+
+ <sect3 id="PolicyKit-config">
+ <title>Config Files</title>
+ <para><filename>/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf</filename></para>
+
+ <indexterm zone="policykit PolicyKit-config">
+ <primary
sortas="e-etc-PolicyKit-PolicyKit.conf">/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
+
+ <para>See manual page PolicyKit.conf(5).</para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="content">
+ <title>Contents</title>
+
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
+ <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
+ <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
+
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>polkit-auth, polkit-policy-file-validate,
+ polkit-config-file-validate, polkit-action, polkit-read-auth-helper,
+ polkit-grant-helper-pam, polkit-grant-helper, polkit-revoke-helper,
+ polkitd, polkit-explicit-grant-helper, polkit-set-default-helper,
+ and polkit-resolve-exe-helper</seg>
+ <seg>libpolkit.{so,a}, libpolkit-dbus.{so,a}, and
libpolkit-grant.{so,a}</seg>
+ <seg>/etc/PolicyKit, /usr/lib/PolicyKit, /usr/include/PolicyKit/polkit,
+ /usr/include/PolicyKit/polkit-dbus,
/usr/include/PolicyKit/polkit-grant,
+ /usr/share/PolicyKit/policy, /var/lib/misc, /var/lib/PolicyKit,
+ /var/lib/PolicyKit-public, and
/usr/share/doc/PolicyKit-&policykit-version;</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
+ <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
+ <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-auth">
+ <term><command>polkit-auth</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to inspect, obtain, grant and revoke
+ <application>PolicyKit</application> authorizations.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-auth">
+ <primary sortas="b-polkit-auth">polkit-auth</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-policy-file-validate">
+ <term><command>polkit-policy-file-validate</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to verify that one or more
+ <application>PolicyKit</application> .policy files are valid.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-policy-file-validate">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-policy-file-validate">polkit-policy-file-validate</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-config-file-validate">
+ <term><command>polkit-config-file-validate</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to verify that a given
<application>PolicyKit</application>
+ configuration file is valid.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-config-file-validate">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-config-file-validate">polkit-config-file-validate</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-action">
+ <term><command>polkit-action</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to list and modify the
<application>PolicyKit</application>
+ actions that are registered on the system.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-action">
+ <primary sortas="b-polkit-action">polkit-action</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-read-auth-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-read-auth-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is the setgid polkituser helper for
+ <application>PolicyKit</application> to read authorizations.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-read-auth-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-read-auth-helper">polkit-read-auth-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-grant-helper-pam">
+ <term><command>polkit-grant-helper-pam</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is the setuid root pam grant helper for
<application>PolicyKit</application>.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-grant-helper-pam">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-grant-helper-pam">polkit-grant-helper-pam</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-grant-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-grant-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is the setgid polkituser grant helper for
<application>PolicyKit</application>.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-grant-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-grant-helper">polkit-grant-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-revoke-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-revoke-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to revoke authorizations.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-revoke-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-revoke-helper">polkit-revoke-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkitd">
+ <term><command>polkitd</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is the <application>PolicyKit</application> daemon.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkitd">
+ <primary sortas="b-polkitd">polkitd</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-explicit-grant-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-explicit-grant-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to grant authorizations.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-explicit-grant-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-explicit-grant-helper">polkit-explicit-grant-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-set-default-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-set-default-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is the setgid polkituser helper for
<application>PolicyKit</application>.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-set-default-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-set-default-helper">polkit-set-default-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="polkit-resolve-exe-helper">
+ <term><command>polkit-resolve-exe-helper</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>is used to find the executable name for a process.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit polkit-resolve-exe-helper">
+ <primary
sortas="b-polkit-resolve-exe-helper">polkit-resolve-exe-helper</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="libpolkit">
+ <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libpolkit.{so,a}</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>contains the <application>PolicyKit</application> API
functions.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit libpolkit">
+ <primary sortas="c-libpolkit">libpolkit.{so,a}</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="libpolkit-dbus">
+ <term><filename
class='libraryfile'>libpolkit-dbus.{so,a}</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>contains functions for obtaining seat, session and caller
+ information via <application>D-Bus</application> and
+ <application>ConsoleKit</application>.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit libpolkit-dbus">
+ <primary sortas="c-libpolkit-dbus">libpolkit-dbus.{so,a}</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="libpolkit-grant">
+ <term><filename
class='libraryfile'>libpolkit-grant.{so,a}</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>contains functions for obtaining authorizations through
authentication.</para>
+ <indexterm zone="policykit libpolkit-grant">
+ <primary
sortas="c-libpolkit-grant">libpolkit-grant.{so,a}</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>
Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/policykit.xml
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svn:keywords
+ LastChangedBy Date
Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/security.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/security.xml 2009-07-31 13:14:58 UTC (rev
7911)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/security/security.xml 2009-07-31 14:13:43 UTC (rev
7912)
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="stunnel.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="sudo.xml"/>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="nss.xml"/>
+ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="policykit.xml"/>
</chapter>
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