Command-line tool

polkit

brew/polkit

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Toolkit for defining and handling authorizations

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install polkit

Linux

brew install polkit

Run command as root

pkexec command

Switch user to root

pkexec

Run command as a specific user

pkexec --user username command

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