Bug#1073835: systemd: new run0 utility fails due to missing dependency

[John Shaft]

Package: systemd
Version: 256-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

systemd 256 introduced a 'run0' utility intended to serve a similar purpose as sudo(8)

run0(1) manpage states:

'Authentication takes place via polkit[1], thus isolating the authentication prompt from the terminal (if possible).'

As of now, polkitd is only a suggestion and not yet a dependency for systemd so chances are it is not installed. Trying to use run0 thus fails, eg:

$ run0 ls /tmp
Failed to start transient service unit: Access denied

(note that run0 error message could be improved, but it is an upstream issue)

-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.8.12-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages systemd depends on:
ii  libacl1            2.3.2-2
ii  libapparmor1       3.0.13-2
ii  libaudit1          1:3.1.2-4
ii  libblkid1          2.40.1-8.1
ii  libc6              2.38-13
ii  libcap2            1:2.66-5
ii  libcryptsetup12    2:2.7.2-2
ii  libfdisk1          2.40.1-8.1
ii  libmount1          2.40.1-8.1
ii  libpam0g           1.5.3-7
ii  libseccomp2        2.5.5-1
ii  libselinux1        3.5-2+b2
ii  libssl3t64         3.2.1-3
ii  libsystemd-shared  256-1
ii  libsystemd0        256-1
ii  mount              2.40.1-8.1

Versions of packages systemd recommends:
ii  dbus [default-dbus-system-bus]  1.14.10-4+b1
ii  libzstd1                        1.5.5+dfsg2-2
ii  ntpsec [time-daemon]            1.2.3+dfsg1-3

Versions of packages systemd suggests:
ii  libgcrypt20           1.10.3-3
ii  libidn2-0             2.3.7-2
ii  liblz4-1              1.9.4-2
ii  liblzma5              5.6.1+really5.4.5-1
pn  libtss2-rc0t64        <none>
pn  libtss2-tcti-device0  <none>
pn  polkitd               <none>
pn  systemd-boot          <none>
pn  systemd-container     <none>
pn  systemd-homed         <none>
pn  systemd-resolved      <none>
pn  systemd-userdbd       <none>

Versions of packages systemd is related to:
ii  dbus-user-session  1.14.10-4+b1
pn  dracut             <none>
ii  initramfs-tools    0.142
ii  libnss-systemd     256-1
ii  libpam-systemd     256-1
ii  udev               256-1

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