Another thing to try: Replace pkill --signal HUP polkitd
with systemctl try-restart polkitd.service in /usr/lib/udisks2/udisks2-inhibit. That will immediately restart it, instead of waiting for another d-bus activation cycle (which might confuse existing clients). ** Package changed: policykit-1 (Ubuntu) => udisks2 (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - crash during network setup in ubiquity wily + ubiquity and others time out on polkit (killed by udisks2-inhibit) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to policykit-1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1508075 Title: ubiquity and others time out on polkit (killed by udisks2-inhibit) Status in udisks2 package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: on wily release candidates I get a crash when it switches to the network setup page this doesn't happen with "try ubuntu" mode which runs as root only when launching ubiquity from the desktop the backtrace points to an authentication issue I get a related backtrace even if I'm connected to a network from the panel network-manager ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: ubiquity 2.21.35 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.365 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Oct 20 14:26:28 2015 InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151019) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks2/+bug/1508075/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp