[packagekit] run gpk-update-viewer as root

[Matthew Mosesohn]

Hi, 

I'm looking to figure out a way to run administratively as root gpk-update-viewer, and have it start up on whichever user is logged in. The problem with this is that PolicyKit will block this process unless the following environmental variables are properly set: 
DISPLAY 
DBUS_SESSION 
XDG_SESSION_COOKIE 

To get the XDG_SESSION_COOKIE, one must inspect the PID of gnome-session in order to obtain this, which isn't a bulletproof method. 

Does anyone have some suggestions to circumvent this troublesome process? 

Best Regards, 

Matthew Mosesohn 



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