From 3eba54a61b4bd9e27610c8c8b8cf244ac8f09855 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Keller <tjk@tjkeller.xyz>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 13:30:21 -0600
Subject: register login shells in /etc/shells for polkit

---
 nixos/polkit.nix | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nixos/polkit.nix b/nixos/polkit.nix
index d78130a..101b2e0 100644
--- a/nixos/polkit.nix
+++ b/nixos/polkit.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ in {
 		# Gnome
 		environment.systemPackages = lib.mkIf cfg._gnome.enable [ cfg._gnome.package polkit_gnome-autostart ];
 
+		# Register shells in /etc/shells. polkit refuses to authenticate a user whose login shell isn't listed there
+		environment.shells = with pkgs; [ bashInteractive zsh ];
+
 		# Optional rules
 		environment.etc = let
 			pkRulesD = "polkit-1/rules.d";
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