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On 2026-02-18 04:14, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:32:12 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
>> Did not occur to me to check this way.
> 
> I first did
> 
>      ps -ef | fgrep pol
> 
> (looking for “polkit” or “policykit”) and found processes with
> “polkit” in their name.
> 
> The next logical thing to check was for systemd services with
> similar names.
> 
> This is all part of find-your-way-around-an-unfamiliar-Linux-system
> 101.

Sure. If you ask me how to do it, I know how to do it. But I simply did 
not think of trying.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;