Thinking about this some more, we don't actually want to query/use polkit when calling systemctl from maintainer scripts. These always run as root, and it's not expected at all that they (potentially) ask interactively for authentication. So we can call systemctl with --no- ask-password to disable querying of polkit which will not only avoid these warnings, but also avoid triggering polkit at all, which robustifies package installation as there are fewer moving parts.
This needs to be done in init-system-helpers as well as systemd's package trigger. ** Patch added: "proposed init-system-helpers patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1565617/+attachment/4622853/+files/0001-Call-systemctl-with-no-ask-password-to-avoid-queryin.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565617 Title: "polkitd.service is masked" warnings on package install while policykit-1 is unpacked but not yet configured Status in init-system-helpers package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Problem Description : ========================= Error messages are seen while installing apport package. System details ============= uname -a : 4.4.0-15-generic Machine : Power 8 apport : Installed: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Steps to reproduce ============ From a small xenial installation, like a cloud image: 1. apt-get purge -y policykit-1 apport 2. apt-get install apport Error === root@powerkvm5:~# apt-get install apport Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: apport-symptoms policykit-1 python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-systemd Suggested packages: apport-gtk | apport-kde python3-launchpadlib The following NEW packages will be installed: apport apport-symptoms policykit-1 python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-systemd 0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/304 kB of archives. After this operation, 2,444 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y Selecting previously unselected package python3-problem-report. (Reading database ... 134848 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../python3-problem-report_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ... Unpacking python3-problem-report (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Selecting previously unselected package python3-apport. Preparing to unpack .../python3-apport_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ... Unpacking python3-apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Selecting previously unselected package apport. Preparing to unpack .../apport_2.20-0ubuntu3_all.deb ... Unpacking apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Selecting previously unselected package apport-symptoms. Preparing to unpack .../apport-symptoms_0.20_all.deb ... Unpacking apport-symptoms (0.20) ... Selecting previously unselected package policykit-1. Preparing to unpack .../policykit-1_0.105-14.1_ppc64el.deb ... Created symlink from /run/systemd/system/polkitd.service to /dev/null. Unpacking policykit-1 (0.105-14.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package python3-systemd. Preparing to unpack .../python3-systemd_231-2build1_ppc64el.deb ... Unpacking python3-systemd (231-2build1) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-3ubuntu1) ... Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu2) ... Setting up python3-problem-report (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Setting up python3-apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Setting up apport (2.20-0ubuntu3) ... Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Setting up apport-symptoms (0.20) ... Setting up policykit-1 (0.105-14.1) ... Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.UnitMasked: Unit polkitd.service is masked. (g-io-error-quark, 36) Removed symlink /run/systemd/system/polkitd.service. PolicyKit daemon disconnected from the bus. We are no longer a registered authentication agent. PolicyKit daemon reconnected to bus. Attempting to re-register as an authentication agent. We are now a registered authentication agent. Setting up python3-systemd (231-2build1) ... Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu2) ... Analysis ===== The fix has been included for Ubuntu Vivid, need to be forward ported for Ubuntu Xenial https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/1447654 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/init-system-helpers/+bug/1565617/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
