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Some app (teamviwer) needs root password to change configuration. I have problem, because when I click on button to "ask of root permission" nothing show. enter image description here

It's the same issue one wayland and xorg. I have second laptop this the same ubuntu, the same teamviwer and there popup works. I don't know what should check/reconfigure/reinstall.

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I was found a reason with a workaround, but can't find a permanent solution. Anny suggestion please?!

Problem start after add by me file /etc/polkit-1/localauthority.conf.d/90-silence-steam.conf whose is a response if STEAM admin popup issue from topic https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/7856#issuecomment-883386818

In file is:

└─# cat ~/90-silence-steam.conf                                                                                                                                             130 ⨯
[Stop steam user from prompting for network permissions]
Identity unix-user:xavery
Action org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system
ResultActive no
ResultInactive no
ResultAny no

When I rm/rm this file from localization /etc/polkit-1/localauthority.conf.d/ popups start working

Any idea how fix this permanently and safe this file to fix steam popup?