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XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set when using sudo -i

Bug #1548300 reported by Sam Mousa
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sudo (Debian)
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sudo (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

According to the man page `sudo -i` will run the command with an environment "similar" to the one a user would receive at log in.

When trying to use tools that use D-Bus, specifically: systemctl --user, it will be impossible to control them via sudo.

While there is a workaround; setting the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually, this means any configuration change that causes the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR to change will have to be applied in several locations.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in sudo (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Benpro (benpro82) wrote :

As a temporary patch, you could set this to /etc/profile:
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$UID"

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user (meta1729-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Isn't sudo supposed to use libpam-systemd which performs all these tasks involved in registering user sessions with the systemd login manager logind?

tags: added: sudo
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