From: Ignacy Kuchciński <ignacykuchcinski@gnome.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 15:17:45 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: polkitAgent: Allow malcontent action when locked
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polkitAgent: Allow malcontent action when locked

Allow org.freedesktop.Malcontent.SessionLimits.Extend action id when
screen is locked, so it's possible to show polkit authentication dialogs
on lock screen for parental controls session limits integration in the
future.

Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3999>
---

diff --git a/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js b/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
index 119f2da66..c1566c263 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/polkitAgent.js
@@ -439,8 +439,10 @@ class AuthenticationAgent extends Shell.PolkitAuthenticationAgent {
     }
 
     _onInitiate(nativeAgent, actionId, message, iconName, cookie, userNames) {
-        // Don't pop up a dialog while locked
-        if (Main.sessionMode.isLocked) {
+        // Don't pop up a dialog while locked, unless it's triggered by user
+        // action from the lock screen, such as extending the session limits
+        if (Main.sessionMode.isLocked &&
+            actionId !== 'org.freedesktop.Malcontent.SessionLimits.Extend') {
             Main.sessionMode.connectObject('updated', () => {
                 Main.sessionMode.disconnectObject(this);