snapd asks polkit for the authorization, looking at the log, pokit
belives the user is an admin:
ov 05 15:15:46 jms-u18t polkitd(authority=local)[881]: Operator of unix-
session:116 successfully authenticated as unix-user:jason to gain
TEMPORARY authorization for action io.snapcraft.snapd.manage for unix-
process:18050:34595600 [snap install blender] (owned by unix-user:jason)
The policy is defined as follows:
<action id="io.snapcraft.snapd.manage">
<description gettext-domain="snappy">Install, update, or remove
packages</description>
<message gettext-domain="snappy">Authentication is required to install,
update, or remove packages</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>auth_admin</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>auth_admin</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
</action>
According to the manual auth_admin means 'Authentication by an
administrative user is required'. Any clue why polkit might belive you
are an admin user? Perhaps the local policy was tweaked to allow this?
** Changed in: snapd (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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