[Pcsclite-muscle] [PATCH] pcsc-lite & polkit: allow auth_admin
Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
nmav at redhat.com
Thu Dec 4 08:36:38 UTC 2014
----- Original Message -----
> Possible problem: If the authorization agent is present and active,
> polkit_authority_check_authorization_sync() could take a long time (the
> time of users' response). If the next request comes in the same time, it
> is postponed until the previous one is handled. (Actions done by root
> are not postponed.)
Indeed, and that is the reason it is disabled. I found that unacceptable for
a server that can serve multiple requests. A client can always authenticate
as admin using su, and then use pcscd.
regards,
Nikos
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