[fix] util notify_to_user: handle older systemd versions - #3567
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The new logic introduces a portability regression (POSIX-only pwd import) and relies on Python version as a proxy for systemd capability, which can still fail on older systemd with newer Python runtimes.
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Pull request overview
This PR updates odemis.util.driver.notify_to_user() to avoid failures on older systemd versions (notably Ubuntu 20.04/systemd < 250) where systemd-run --user and --machine cannot be combined, by introducing a fallback execution path.
Changes:
- Added a conditional fallback path for older systemd environments to run
notify-sendeither directly (same user) or viasystemd-run --uid(root). - Introduced user/UID lookup logic to construct a DBus session address for the target user in the fallback path.
- Adjusted imports to support the new code path.
File summaries
| File | Description |
|---|---|
src/odemis/util/driver.py |
Adds systemd<250 fallback logic for desktop notifications and supporting user/UID lookup. |
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughUpdated Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Notifications can still fail on older systemd hosts running Python 3.9 or newer, leaving affected users without warning messages. The compatibility path should be selected from systemd capability rather than Python version before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@src/odemis/util/driver.py`:
- Line 189: Update the docstring of the function containing the PermissionError
raise to document a :raises PermissionError: outcome for non-root requests
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On Ubuntu 20.04, calling the function would fail with such error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "src/odemis/util/test/driver_test.py", line 113, in test_notify_to_user
odemis.util.driver.notify_to_user(first_user,
File "/home/odemis/development/odemis/src/odemis/util/driver.py", line 182, in notify_to_user
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 516, in run
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
That's because the systemd < v250 didn't support --user and --machine
together.
=> workaround it by a more complex code on old versions.
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In `@src/odemis/util/driver.py`:
- Line 172: Update the fallback selection around sys.version_info so it detects
the installed systemd capability rather than using Python version as a proxy.
Independently test whether the systemd-run --machine=... --user form is
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| # systemd < v250 doesn't support --user and --machine together, so fallback to a less efficient way | ||
| # As a proxy to the systemd version, we use the Python version, as each Ubuntu version has a | ||
| # specific Python and systemd version. This is more efficient than parsing the systemd version from the command line. | ||
| if sys.version_info < (3, 9): |
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#!/bin/bash
# Run on each supported deployment image.
set -euo pipefail
python3 --version
systemd-run --version | head -n 1
python3 - <<'PY'
import subprocess
import sys
systemd_major = int(
subprocess.check_output(["systemd-run", "--version"], text=True).split()[1]
)
print(f"Python: {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}")
print(f"systemd: {systemd_major}")
if sys.version_info >= (3, 9) and systemd_major < 250:
raise SystemExit(
"Current branch selects --machine with --user although this systemd "
"version requires the compatibility path."
)
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sed -n '130,215p' src/odemis/util/driver.py
printf '%s\n' '--- direct references ---'
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systemd-run --machine --user supported since systemd version compatibility
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The combination of --machine= and --user in systemd-run is supported as of systemd version 256 [1]. In this version, the --user option was explicitly updated to include functionality that allows it to interact with the service manager of the specified machine or user bus context [1]. While support for the --machine flag itself existed prior to version 256, the capability to effectively combine it with --user to target user-specific managers (e.g., --user --machine=user@.host) became an established, documented feature in this release [1][2][3].
Citations:
- 1: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run.html
- 2: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/systemd-run.1.html
- 3: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run
Select the fallback from the systemd capability.
sys.version_info >= (3, 9) always selects systemd-run --machine=... --user, although support for this combination depends on the installed systemd version. A supported Python version with an older systemd can therefore fail at subprocess.run(..., check=True). Detect the systemd capability and test both paths independently of Python.
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In `@src/odemis/util/driver.py` at line 172, Update the fallback selection around
sys.version_info so it detects the installed systemd capability rather than
using Python version as a proxy. Independently test whether the systemd-run
--machine=... --user form is supported, and choose the compatible invocation
before the subprocess.run call while preserving check=True behavior.
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On Ubuntu 20.04, calling the function would fail with such error:
That's because the systemd < v250 didn't support --user and --machine
together.
=> workaround it by a more complex code on old versions.