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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1094745 +++

Description of problem:

Use of at_console="true" in the firewalld DBus policy file makes firewalld hard to use on servers, where users are logged in via ssh, or via Cockpit, but not at a console.

at_console="true" is a real old relic, that was never really implemented. Modern services should be using polkit.

NetworkManager moved away from it for the same reasons (want to be usable on servers): bug #979416

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

firewalld-0.3.9.3-1.fc20.noarch

[stef@stef firewalld]$ git grep at_console
config/FirewallD.conf:  <policy at_console="true">

--- Additional comment from Thomas Woerner on 2014-05-14 09:29:54 EDT ---

Fixeds upstream in 
https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/firewalld.git/commit/?id=449e5b97b40e3363495391bfa4ba6c4c1aebb926

Fixed upstream: https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/firewalld.git/commit/?id=449e5b97b40e3363495391bfa4ba6c4c1aebb926

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-0520.html