diff -Nur dbus-1.12.0.orig/bus/system.conf.in dbus-1.12.0/bus/system.conf.in
--- dbus-1.12.0.orig/bus/system.conf.in	2017-10-30 07:26:18.000000000 -0500
+++ dbus-1.12.0/bus/system.conf.in	2017-10-31 00:17:34.989634085 -0500
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@
   <!-- <limit name="max_match_rules_per_connection">512</limit> -->
   <!-- <limit name="max_replies_per_connection">128</limit> -->
 
+  <!-- Allow root to do anything over the messagebus.
+       Don't whine about "security" - anyone with root privileges
+       can edit this file anyway, so -ENOHOLE here. -->
+  <policy user="root">
+    <allow send_destination="*"/>
+    <allow send_interface="*"/>
+  </policy>
+
   <!-- Config files are placed here that among other things, punch 
        holes in the above policy for specific services. -->
   <includedir>system.d</includedir>