I recently wrote regarding the constant stream of unwarranted authorizations I encountered after the latest software update to 14.10... and when no answer was immediately forthcoming, I attacked the /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.accounts.policy file and tried different values for <action id="org.freedesktop.accounts.change-own-user-data">;
I set these values as shown: <defaults> <allow_any>yes</allow_any> <allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive> <allow_active>yes</allow_active> </defaults> I saved the file, did a ps, and killed the running polkitd process. The "Authorization Required" messages ceased. Blissful, blessed silence! BTW, Every time my "variety" traded wallpapers, I'd get one of the Authorization Required dialogs. I'm not certain what other things produced such events. murf -- Steve Murphy ParseTree Corporation *The Beginning of the End:* Civil Forfeiture: Police turn from Protectors to Predators <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks> Corporate Vigilantism & Use of Psychological Torture <http://2tellthewholetruth.blogspot.com/?view=classic>
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