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Ubuntu asks permission for unrequired tasks [System Policy Issue]

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Christian

Out of nowhere, Ubuntu has been asking for my password/pin for every single thing I do. If i want to connect to wifi, I am forced to put in my pin. If i want to shutdown/restart, i have to put in my pin.

I recently installed chrome remote desktop and heard that might be the source of this issue, but im not 100% sure on how to remove it and fix the password request issue

Wifi Pin request image: https://i.stack.imgur.com/ykxGt.png

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guiverc
We have no OS & release details? Are we to guess? It reads like a user changed policy as well; what was done in the session prior to this *change* occurring was done? or packages installed?
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user10489
Some security patches in Ubuntu 18 caused issues like this. The solution is to upgrade to Ubuntu 20. But not knowing what OS you are running, I cant give this as an answer.
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@user10489 Ubuntu releases using the *year* format (eg. 18, 20) are different products to those using the *year.month* format (eg. 18.04 & 20.04). The *year* products use the same identical user apps regardless of base OS (ie. release) which contrasts to the *deb* based 18.04/20.04 systems. Ubuntu has had *year* products like Ubuntu Core 18 since 2016, used to signify a *snap* only system.
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If you want to be pedantic, what matters is the version of systemd.
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Christian
solved! fix and @ to the person that fixed it is now in the question.
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muru
If you have solved your problem, please post an answer instead of editing the question.
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The following was answered by the OP as an edit to the question instead of posting an answer:

The following content should be written in a file named say "nofurtherlogin.pkla" in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/ by the command

sudo nano /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/nofurtherlogin.pkla

now paste the following contents in the file:

[Allow colord for all users]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.color-manager.create-device;org.freedesktop.color-manager.create-profile;org.freedesktop.color-manager.delete-device;org.freedesktop.color-manager.delete-profile;org.freedesktop.color-manager.modify-device;org.freedesktop.color-manager.modify-profile
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=yes
ResultActive=yes


[Allow Package Management all Users]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.packagekit.system-sources-refresh
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=yes
ResultActive=yes

[Allow all users to shutdown]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions
ResultAny=yes
ResultActive=yes

[Allow all users to reboot]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions
ResultAny=yes
ResultActive=yes

[Allow all users to suspend]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions
ResultAny=yes
ResultActive=yes

[Allow all users to ignore inhibit of shutdown]
Identity=unix-user:*

Restart after saved & exited.

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