Unable to start the polkit.service
Issue
- Polkit service is not starting, and the status page gives the error below.
polkit.service - Authorization Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/polkit.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2024-03-25 14:04:09 IST; 18min ago
Docs: man:polkit(8)
Process: 46162 ExecStart=/usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 46162 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Mar 25 14:04:09 test1 systemd[1]: Starting Authorization Manager...
Mar 25 14:04:09 test1 systemd[1]: polkit.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 25 14:04:09 test1 systemd[1]: polkit.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 25 14:04:09 test1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Authorization Manager.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Polkit
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