diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu/includes.chroot.minimal.standard.live/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-allow-installer-wait-on-snap.rules b/live-build/ubuntu/includes.chroot.minimal.standard.live/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-allow-installer-wait-on-snap.rules
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+++ b/live-build/ubuntu/includes.chroot.minimal.standard.live/etc/polkit-1/rules.d/10-allow-installer-wait-on-snap.rules
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+// -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+//
+// THIS FILE IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE LIVE SYSTEM
+//
+// Allow the ubuntu-desktop-installer to request snap seeding state
+// used before starting.
+
+polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
+    if (action.id == "io.snapcraft.snapd.manage-configuration") {
+            return polkit.Result.YES;
+    }
+});
+