I updated my system from 14.1.2 to 14.1.3. I no longer could launch non
TDE tools as root using pkexec. Testing in the command line indicates
some kind of polkit issue.
I tested the same in KDE and had no problems.
I noticed in KDE there is a polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1 process
running. No such process in TDE, but I don't recall anything like that
in previous versions of TDE. Kind of implies something in 14.1.3 changed
to expect a polkit agent.
On a whim I created a $TDEHOME/Autostart desktop file to launch the KDE
polkit agent. I then could again launch non TDE tools as root with pkexec.
Did something related change between 14.1.2 and 14.1.3? Digging further
into this indicates there has for a while been a polkit-tqt and
polkit-agent-tde package. I never had these packages installed and never
had an issue until 14.1.3.
Are these two packages now required in TDE? A simple executive summary
would be a help.
Thanks. :)