How to Configure Smart Card User Group in Polkit

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Environment

  • Rhel 8,9
  • Smart Card (PIV/CAC)

Issue

$ journalctl -b | grep pcsc
...
Process 3087 (user: 1001) is NOT authorized for action: access_pcsc
Process 3089 (user: 1002) is NOT authorized for action: access_pcsc
Process 3095 (user: 1003) is NOT authorized for action: access_pcsc

But all the needed users (uid 1001-1003) ...

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