Bug 1800875

Summary:	systemctl --no-wall asks for permissions to set wall message
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Juan Orti <jorti>
Component:	systemd	Assignee:	systemd-maint
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	31	CC:	lnykryn, msekleta, s, systemd-maint, zbyszek
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Last Closed:	2020-06-05 02:29:23 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Juan Orti 2020-02-08 16:00:49 UTC

Description of problem:
systemctl always asks for permissions to set the wall message even if the --no-wall option is used.

~~~
$ systemctl --no-wall suspend
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.login1.set-wall-message ====
Authentication is required to set a wall message
Authenticating as: Juan Orti (juan)
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.login1.suspend ====
Authentication is required for suspending the system.
Authenticating as: Juan Orti (juan)
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====
~~~

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
systemd-243.6-1.fc31.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run systemctl command as non-root user and with --no-wall:

$ systemctl --no-wall suspend

Actual results:
Authentication requested for org.freedesktop.login1.set-wall-message

Expected results:
Avoid authentication for the wall message.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2020-04-16 12:29:59 UTC

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/15448

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2020-05-31 10:54:03 UTC

FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2020-06-01 03:12:27 UTC

FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository.
In short time you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2020-06-02 10:10:18 UTC

FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2020-06-03 03:11:24 UTC

FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository.
In short time you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2020-06-05 02:29:23 UTC

FEDORA-2020-dd43dd05b1 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.