My Oracle Support Banner

Oracle Linux: SSH Service Fail to Start with Error "Authorization not available. Check if polkit service is running or see debug message for more information (Doc ID 2791042.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.1 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A to N/A [Release 1.0]
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Starting ssh services errors out and spool messages regarding polkit service. 

Changes

N/A

Cause

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!


In this Document
Symptoms
Changes
Cause
Solution


My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.