Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information.
Issue
- Command init 6, reboot throwing errors,"Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information."
# init 6
Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information.
# reboot
Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information.
# systemctl reboot
Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- systemd
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