"PolicyKit1" asks for root password upon launching

[janpihlgren]

I'm running Mageia 5.
After the last update of the system I get this annoying message asking for rootpassword.
Why?
It makes me a little terrified.

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Is this a correct message?
As this link says https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=201662 its baloo that does this.
My version of baloo is 4.14.3 1.1.mga5 x86_64

[ozky]

Jiml8 asked help to this same problem but newer got any answers from him did it help or not.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10842

[janpihlgren]

I have hoped that anyone int the maintenensgroup does know if this is an OK program.
The program doesn't present it self. Hmmm

[AstorBG]

Yes, its annoying. It happened to me as well.

[ozky]

I have hoped that anyone int the maintenensgroup does know if this is an OK program.
The program doesn't present it self. Hmmm

Problem is inotify has been over it's watch limit so you may need to raise it to bit bigger value.
Paste that vim command as root in terminal and then paste that down one inside that file,reboot your system it should be fixed if everything goes like in movies.

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vim /etc/sysctl.d/50-max_user_watches.conf
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=16384

[doktor5000]

I have hoped that anyone int the maintenensgroup does know if this is an OK program.
The program doesn't present it self.

Yes it does, in the lower left corner below Application it mentions for which application those priviledges are requested.
For more information see the link provided by ozky for further information.

[janpihlgren]

ozky
Problem is inotify has been over it's watch limit so you may need to raise it to bit bigger value.
Paste that vim command as root in terminal and then paste that down one inside that file,reboot your system it should be fixed if everything goes like in movies.

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vim /etc/sysctl.d/50-max_user_watches.conf
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=16384

This didn't help.
I had to give the root password and reboot. The message doesn't appear again.
I hope this wasn't a malware.

For me it looks like to be a bad policy to have a program asking for rootpassword before it present what it's going to do.

[doktor5000]

I hope this wasn't a malware.

For me it looks like to be a bad policy to have a program asking for rootpassword before it present what it's going to do.

Seems you didn't actually read the information in this thread that has been provided when you asked.