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diff --git a/src/shared/spawn-polkit-agent.h b/src/shared/spawn-polkit-agent.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "bus-util.h"
+
+int polkit_agent_open(void);
+void polkit_agent_close(void);
+
+static inline int polkit_agent_open_if_enabled(
+                BusTransport transport,
+                bool ask_password) {
+
+        /* Open the polkit agent as a child process if necessary */
+
+        if (transport != BUS_TRANSPORT_LOCAL)
+                return 0;
+
+        if (!ask_password)
+                return 0;
+
+        return polkit_agent_open();
+}