PolicyKit: Check auth before asking client to obtain it
I previously mentioned [1] a PolicyKit issue where libvirt would
proceed with authentication even though polkit-auth failed:
testusr xen134:~> virsh list --all
Attempting to obtain authorization for org.libvirt.unix.manage.
polkit-grant-helper: given auth type (8 -> yes) is bogus
Failed to obtain authorization for org.libvirt.unix.manage.
Id Name State
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0 Domain-0 running
- sles11sp1-pv shut off
AFAICT, libvirt attempts to obtain a privilege it already has,
causing polkit-auth to fail with above message. Instead of calling
obtain and then checking auth, IMO the workflow should be for the
server to check auth first, and if that fails ask the client to
obtain it and check again. This workflow also allows for checking
only successful exit of polkit-auth in virConnectAuthGainPolkit().