POLKITD.CONF(5)

💅 POLKITD.CONF(5) — the polkitd.conf manual, bestie edition

okay so this is the manual page for polkitd.conf, and it's in section 5 of the manual, iykyk. it's literally the config file for the polkit system daemon. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

polkitd.conf — the polkit system daemon configuration file. that's it, that's the whole name section, she's short and iconic 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

polkitd.conf is the configuration file for the polkitd system daemon. the format is INI style, which means sections and key=value pairs — very demure, very mindful, no cap ✨

now here's the part where the file resolution does a little main character moment. pay attention bestie, the precedence order is real:

• the config file at /etc/polkit-1/polkitd.conf has the highest precedence, if it's found 👑
• if not, /run/polkit-1/polkitd.conf gets used instead
• if neither of those exists, /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd.conf is used
• and if like, genuinely no configuration file is found anywhere? then the default settings compiled into polkitd are used. built-in defaults ate, fr fr 💀

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🎀 [POLKITD] SECTION 🎀

the [Polkitd] section accepts the following keys. there's one key. she's the moment. 🌈

ExpirationSeconds=

this one specifies the default expiration time, in seconds, for temporary authorizations that polkitd grants via interactive authentication ⏳

the default value is 300 — which is 5 minutes, so like, a lil snack break's worth of authorization 🍓

ngl, if you're wondering whether to touch this: the manual just tells you what it does and that the default is 300 (5 minutes). no extra lore given. periodt.

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💖 AUTHOR 💖

Written by the polkit contributors. we love a collaborative queen 👑

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• polkitd(8)
• polkit(8)

go read those too, bestie, they're giving connected lore 🔥

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and that's the whole page!! this one came from polkit, dated October 2025 — the same date stamped on both ends of the original page, so consider it officially signed, sealed, and slayed 💅✨🎀