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authorGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2024-09-11 09:47:57 +0200
committerGravatar Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>2024-09-11 10:15:27 +0200
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* *-t*: start timer for nightly reboot
* *-y*: update sync databases
+### Elevating privileges
+
+The privileges are elevated automatically if `polkit` is installed. This works
+with no authentication if your user is member of the group `wheel`. To add your
+user to that group run:
+
+ usermod --append --groups wheel user
+
+If your user is not member of that group you will be asked for a password.
+
### Timer for preparation
You can enable a timer to prepare the offline update automatically.