]> October 2025 polkit polkitd.conf 5 polkitd.conf The polkit system daemon configuration file The polkitd.conf file is the configuration file for the polkitd system daemon. The configuration format is INI style, with sections and key=value pairs. The configuration file located at /etc/polkit-1/polkitd.conf has the highest precedence, if found. If not, /run/polkit-1/polkitd.conf will be used. If neither file is found, /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd.conf will be used. If no configuration file is found, default settings compiled into polkitd will be used. The [Polkitd] section accepts the following keys. Specifies the default expiration time, in seconds, for temporary authorizations granted by polkitd via interactive authentication. The default value is 300 (5 minutes). polkitd8, polkit8,