See https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=438790 for details, but essentially, polkit-kde-kcmmodules is editing files in /usr, but those files should be static and user changes should be going into /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/. Right now, this is messing up the directory structure and often leads to weird issues when debugging polkit problems (from KDE touching other packages' .policy files), and user settings are frequently overwritten on upgrade. Also, polkit allows /usr to be mounted RO, and this configuration prevents that. Reproducible: Always
Reassigning to the kcm_auth component
I am raising the severity, as current behavior is rather useless - user looses all of his setup on package upgrades...
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
Dear Bug Submitter, This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
This KCM no longer exists in Plasma 5.