This parameter intend to fix an issue on Debian 13.7 with protonvpn-cli 1.0.5
When trying to connect througt the VPN, Proton keeps asking for a root access on networkmanager
To apply the fix
- run while in root or sudoer (add sudo)
nano /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/49-networkmanager-network-control.rules
- add the file | Copy the rule
- Set the name of the current user between the ""
polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (subject.user == "YOURCURRENTUSER" &&
(action.id == "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.network-control" ||
action.id == "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
}
});
- restart polkit
systemctl restart polkit