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diff --git a/src/leap/baseapp/permcheck.py b/src/leap/baseapp/permcheck.py
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+import os
+
+from leap.util.fileutil import which
+
+
+def is_pkexec_in_system():
+    pkexec_path = which('pkexec')
+    if not pkexec_path:
+        return False
+    return os.access(pkexec_path, os.X_OK)