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-rw-r--r--src/leap/util/polkit.py16
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/util/polkit.py b/src/leap/util/polkit.py
index 70671124..8bb87b02 100644
--- a/src/leap/util/polkit.py
+++ b/src/leap/util/polkit.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
import logging
import sh
-from sh import grep
-from sh import ps
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def run_polkit_auth_agent():
+ """
+ launches polkit authentication agent
+ """
logger.debug('launching policykit authentication agent in background...')
polkit = sh.Command('/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/'
'polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1')
@@ -19,8 +20,17 @@ def check_if_running_polkit_auth():
check if polkit authentication agent is running
and launch it if it is not
"""
+ from sh import grep
+ from sh import ps
+
+ # for some reason, sh is getting us
+ # limited line width, so the grep fails
+ #grep_pk = lambda: grep(ps('a'), 'polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1')
+ grep_pk = lambda: grep(ps('a'), '[p]olkit-gnome-auth')
try:
- grep(ps('aux'), '[p]olkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1')
+ grep_pk()
except sh.ErrorReturnCode_1:
logger.debug('polkit auth agent not found, trying to launch it...')
run_polkit_auth_agent()
+ else:
+ logger.debug('polkit auth agent is running, no need to be launched')