Public bug reported: I am seeing this on Ubuntu noble with polkitd 123-3.
After debootstrap'ing a minimal system, I run # apt-get install linux-generic which pulls in polkitd as a dependency. In the output, I see the following: Setting up polkitd (123-3) ... Creating group 'polkitd' with GID 994. Creating user 'polkitd' (polkit) with UID 994 and GID 994. Running in chroot, ignoring request. * Reloading system message bus config... Failed to open connection to "system" message bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory invoke-rc.d: initscript dbus, action "reload" failed. start-stop-daemon: unable to stat /usr/libexec/polkitd (No such file or directory) There is indeed no file there: # ls -l /usr/libexec/polkitd ls: cannot access '/usr/libexec/polkitd': No such file or directory The binary appears to be installed at /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd . ** Affects: policykit-1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to policykit-1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2049960 Title: polkitd.postinst script refers to non-existent /usr/libexec/polkitd Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I am seeing this on Ubuntu noble with polkitd 123-3. After debootstrap'ing a minimal system, I run # apt-get install linux-generic which pulls in polkitd as a dependency. In the output, I see the following: Setting up polkitd (123-3) ... Creating group 'polkitd' with GID 994. Creating user 'polkitd' (polkit) with UID 994 and GID 994. Running in chroot, ignoring request. * Reloading system message bus config... Failed to open connection to "system" message bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory invoke-rc.d: initscript dbus, action "reload" failed. start-stop-daemon: unable to stat /usr/libexec/polkitd (No such file or directory) There is indeed no file there: # ls -l /usr/libexec/polkitd ls: cannot access '/usr/libexec/polkitd': No such file or directory The binary appears to be installed at /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd . To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-1/+bug/2049960/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp