Use runuser/run0 to connect to systemd --user instance
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Create a new function `systemd::systemctl_user` to construct array of command used to contact `systemd --user` instance so `systemctl --user status my.service` can be executed. In addition we switch to using `runuser` or `run0` for systemd >= 256 to become the user. * Using `systemctl` or `systemd-run` with --machinectl [email protected] always fails when puppet is ran inside its own systemd unit. I believe systemd services can not access `systemd --user` instances. * We use `runuser -u $user` rather than a `user => $user` on the exec since the $(id -u $user) must be resolved late within the exec itself. Now the command is generated inside a function this will make future improvements to this method much simpler.
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Pull Request (PR) description
Create a new function
systemd::systemctl_userto construct array of command and args used to contactsystemd --userinstances sosystemctl --user status my.servicecan be executed.On systemd >= 256
run0is used withrunuserused on older OSes (RHEL9, Debian 12, .. )A new boolean is also added
install_runuserto installutil-linuxif needed which seems to be the correct package for all distributions. In reality this package will be installed on most systems anyway.We switch to using
runuserorrun0to become the user since:systemctlorsystemd-runwith--machinectl [email protected]always fails when puppet is ran inside its own systemd unit. I believe systemd services can not accesssystemd --userinstances.runuser -u $userrather than auser => $useron the exec since the $(id -u $user) must be resolved late within the exec itself.Now the command is generated inside a function this will make future improvements to this method much simpler.
This Pull Request (PR) fixes the following issues