[SOLVED] ydotool.service can't start /usr/bin/ydotoold

duyinthee · 2023-02-20 08:03:49

I am using ydotool - https://archlinux.org/packages/communit … 4/ydotool/
I can start it by

 ~ $ sudo ydotoold

But I can't start it through ydotool.service by

 ~$ systemctl --user enable ydotool.service

I get the following error message:

~ $ systemctl --user status ydotool.service
× ydotool.service - Starts ydotoold service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/ydotool.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: core-dump) since Mon 2023-02-20 14:15:40 +0630; 43s ago
   Duration: 106ms
    Process: 678 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ydotoold (code=dumped, signal=ABRT)
   Main PID: 678 (code=dumped, signal=ABRT)
        CPU: 4ms

Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: ydotool.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: ydotool.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: Stopped Starts ydotoold service.
Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: ydotool.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: ydotool.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
Feb 20 14:15:40 hpmdmgma systemd[579]: Failed to start Starts ydotoold service.

should I do the following and will it work.

 ~ $ sudo systemctl --user enable ydotool.service

Last edited by duyinthee (2023-02-20 11:06:50)

seth · 2023-02-20 08:23:18

You should probably not run this as root at all, https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool/issues/154
Can you just run "ydotoold"?

should I do the following and will it work.
sudo systemctl --user enable ydotool.service

No. If anything and iff ydotoold requires root permissions, you'd have to use it as a system service.
"sudo systemctl --user" is completely bonkers. Always.

duyinthee · 2023-02-20 11:06:08

seth wrote:

You should probably not run this as root at all, https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool/issues/154
Can you just run "ydotoold"?
should I do the following and will it work.
sudo systemctl --user enable ydotool.service
No. If anything and iff ydotoold requires root permissions, you'd have to use it as a system service.
"sudo systemctl --user" is completely bonkers. Always.

Thanks for reply, suggestion and the link.
Yes, I now can start ydotool.service user unit and it can start /usr/bin/ydotoold after I added user to input group.

should I suggest anyone to update this page https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/wayland#Automation to include about adding user to input group?

seth · 2023-02-20 12:05:22

You'd rather have to raise this upstream, the manpages (still) say that it needs to run as root (in which case you'd run ydotoold as system service)

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#1 2023-02-20 08:03:49

[SOLVED] ydotool.service can't start /usr/bin/ydotoold

#2 2023-02-20 08:23:18

Re: [SOLVED] ydotool.service can't start /usr/bin/ydotoold

#3 2023-02-20 11:06:08

Re: [SOLVED] ydotool.service can't start /usr/bin/ydotoold

#4 2023-02-20 12:05:22

Re: [SOLVED] ydotool.service can't start /usr/bin/ydotoold

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