How to disable Polkit password prompts (the annoying ones that pop up when you want to update, for example)
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And... what started out as honest advice, ended up being a preventive strike against Internet villains. Very Internet-villain-like, I must say
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Odds are, it's usually the opposite because they're insecure and can't handle when people do things differently from them.
If this isn't projection then I don't know what is.
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there's other ways to facilitate the kind of convenience that, that post is trying to achieve.
i'm not a fan of polkit either and since they're effectively airgapped from the internet, i see nothing wrong with what they're doing and some part of me whishes i knew what this controversy is about.
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What other ways?
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specifically for that askubuntu post; you can set the "user" flag in your /etc/fstab or setup a udev rule to allow a disk or volume to be mounted by anyone, on demand, and without a password.
i'm sure you know that there's multiple ways to skin a cat using linux and that's what i'm referring to.
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Oh. I thought you were referring to removing the password prompts altogether.
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effectively, i am; but doing so in a manner that would allow polkit to continue running as designed.
my real goal is to understand why this post has such a negative vote count when the conditions for its existence seems like an acceptable risk since it's disconnected from the internet; it's literally how a lot manufacturing controlled by off-the-shelf computer equipment is done in this country.
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I was kind of on your side and agreeing with you until you started insulting people before even seeing their responses. You're coming in a bit too hot there, bud. Sounds like you're the one who is "insecure". You ok? Did you post this somewhere else and got bullied out of the room and now you're mad at the whole community? lol
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It 1000% is projection. This person insulted people before even seeing their responses. lol
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Yeah, how dare I anticipate what we all know is going to be said and has been said before.
Seems like I ruffled a few feathers, and that's to be expected. Everyone who had an automated response can't share it now
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understand why this post has such a negative vote count when the conditions for its existence seems like an acceptable risk since it’s disconnected from the internet;
The OP says nothing about being disconnected from the internet. The referenced guide uses a computer without internet, but not OP.
So it's fair to assume OPs PC is still connected to the internet, as must devices are these days.
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I doubt anyone's feathers have been ruffled, as this post comes off as very childish (at least the second part of it does).
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Fuck you and your unprompted attack on neurodivergent people, and fuck your "oh I ruffled a few feathers" when you directly and objectively insult and generalize an entire group of people.
You sound insufferable, this is is not how you get help nor make friends. Too bad for you, but a large amount of people in tech are neurodivergent, and your post is gonna make sure that all those knowledgeable people now won't want to help you.
