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The Authorizations window is divided into two parts. The left side shows all policies
available in a tree view, while the right side displays details for the policy selected and
offers means to change it.
Action
Lists details of the chosen policy. The Identifier is the unique string used by Poli-
cyKit to identify the policy. Description explains the purpose of the policy and
Vendor displays a link to the organization that has issued this policy.
Implicit Authorizations
Change the privileges by clicking Edit and choosing an authorization type explained
in Section 9.2.1, "Implicit Privileges"
the system defaults.
Explicit Authorizations
In this section you can Grant privileges to existing users or Block users. In both
cases, choose a user and a Constraint. Users with a UID of less than 1000 are only
shown when Show System Users is checked. To delete an authorization, choose it
from the list and click Revoke.
NOTE: Restrictions of the Revert to Defaults function on SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server
When using Revert to Defaults, the Authorization tool always operates on the
upstream defaults, so it is not possible to list or restore the defaults shipped
with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Refer to
Privileges" (page 129) for further information.
9.3.2 Using the Command Line Tools
PolicyKit comes with two command line tools for changing implicit privileges and for
assigning explicit privileges. Each existing policy has got a speaking, unique name with
which it can be identified and which is used with the command line tools. List all
available policies with the command polkit-action.
(page 122). Click Revert To Defaults to restore
Section 9.3.4, "Restoring the Default
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