Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.

[porus26]

Hi guys .,

when i am trying to update or start any service it is giving error ?

[root@myliveserver~]$ systemctl start fail2ban

** (pkttyagent:15019): WARNING **: 10:05:16.814: Unable to register authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Cannot determine user of subject
Error registering authentication agent: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: Cannot determine user of subject (polkit-error-quark, 0)


i am using cwp7 webpanel
hosting few live websites.

[overseer]

This has been addressed previously:
https://opentechy.com/how-to-fix-gdbus-errororg-freedesktop-policykit1-error-failed/

Or simply:

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mount proc -o remount,hidepid=0
systemctl restart polkit.service

(Also consider upgrading to AlmaLinux 8 or 9.)