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POLKIT-ACTION(1)		 polkit-action		      POLKIT-ACTION(1)

NAME
       polkit-action - List and modify registered PolicyKit actions

SYNOPSIS
       polkit-action [--action action] [--reset-defaults action]
		     [--show-overrides] [--set-defaults-any action value]
		     [--set-defaults-inactive action value]
		     [--set-defaults-active action value] [--version] [--help]

DESCRIPTION
       polkit-action is used to list and modify the PolicyKit actions that are
       registered on the system.

OPTIONS
       --action action
	   Show detailed information about a specific action.

       --reset-defaults action
	   Reset the defaults for the specified action to the factory
	   defaults. The authorization needed to do this is
	   org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults.

       --show-overrides
	   Prints all actions for where the defaults are overridden.

       --set-defaults-any action value
	   Override the any stanza for the given action with the supplied
	   value. The authorization needed to do this is
	   org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults. Valid values for value
	   are no, auth_admin_one_shot, auth_admin, auth_admin_keep_session,
	   auth_admin_keep_always, auth_self_one_shot, auth_self,
	   auth_self_keep_session, auth_self_keep_always, and yes.

       --set-defaults-inactive action value
	   Override the inactive stanza for the given action with the supplied
	   value. The authorization needed to do this is
	   org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults. Valid values for value
	   are no, auth_admin_one_shot, auth_admin, auth_admin_keep_session,
	   auth_admin_keep_always, auth_self_one_shot, auth_self,
	   auth_self_keep_session, auth_self_keep_always, and yes.

       --set-defaults-active action value
	   Override the active stanza for the given action with the supplied
	   value. The authorization needed to do this is
	   org.freedesktop.policykit.modify-defaults. Valid values for value
	   are no, auth_admin_one_shot, auth_admin, auth_admin_keep_session,
	   auth_admin_keep_always, auth_self_one_shot, auth_self,
	   auth_self_keep_session, auth_self_keep_always, and yes.

       --version
	   Show version and exit.

       --help
	   Show usage information and exit.

COMPLETION
       PolicyKit ships with a collection of shell functions such that
       completion on options, action and value works when using the bash(1)
       shell.

BUGS
       Please send bug reports to either the distribution or the hal mailing
       list, see http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/hal. to
       subscribe.

SEE ALSO
       PolicyKit(8), PolicyKit.conf(5), polkit-auth(1)

PolicyKit			  August 2007		      POLKIT-ACTION(1)

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