On 25.12.2012 15:29, Julien Cristau wrote: > On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 15:06:12 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote: > >> * Install a PolicyKit pkla file which allows members of group netdev or >> sudo >> to create system-wide network connections without being prompted for the >> admin password. (Closes: #642136) > > The location for this file doesn't make much sense to me. Either /usr > or /etc I would understand, but AIUI /var means it's stuff that gets > written to at runtime by NM, which doesn't seem appropriate here.
Basically I agree with you, but that's simply where PolicyKit version 0.105 (and older) store the pklocalauthority files [1] for pkla files shipped by distro/3rd-party packages. /etc/polkit-1 is reserved for the local admin to override settings from /var. Michael [1] http://www.freedesktop.org/software/polkit/docs/0.105/pklocalauthority.8.html (Directory Structure). -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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