Could not set up permissions

[vzaliva]

==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.policykit.exec ====
Authentication is needed to run `/usr/bin/bash /tmp/thinkutils_setup_perms.sh' as the super user
Authenticating as: XXX XXXX  (vzaliva)
Password:
==== AUTHENTICATION FAILED ====
[Permissions] ✗ Setup failed: polkit-agent-helper-1: error response to PolicyKit daemon: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.Error.Failed: No session for cookie
Error executing command as another user: Not authorized

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I am using i3 window manager, not Gnome, if that matters.

[bloodson135]

seems like a sudoers file restriction, but i might be wrong