Remote users cannot execute "hostnamectl/systemctl/timedatectl" commands
Issue
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On RHEL7, trying to run systemd related commands as a remote user, the commands fail, as shown in the examples below
$ hostnamectl --> no output $ systemctl Failed to list units: Operation not permitted $ timedatectl Failed to query server: Operation not permitted
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On RHEL8 and later, trying to run systemd related commands as a remote user, the commands fail, as shown in the examples below
$ hostnamectl Failed to query system properties: Transport endpoint is not connected $ systemctl Failed to list units: Transport endpoint is not connected $ timedatectl Failed to query server: Transport endpoint is not connected
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later
- DBus services
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