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can not start a new program in exec-commands module #203

Closed jyfzh closed 1 year ago

jyfzh commented 1 year ago

Describe the bug

i hope to start polybar and picom in NOLM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0, but no program start when battery mode change, and i am confirm that the EXEC_COMMAND is execuated

To Reproduce

# exec-commands.conf
BATT_EXEC_COMMAND_0="echo batt >> /home/jyf/log.log && pkill -9 polybar"
LM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0=""
NOLM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0="echo ac >> /home/jyf/log.log && polybar"

exec tail -f /home/jyf/log.log to confirm the command is execuated

batt
ac
batt
ac
batt
ac
batt
ac

but polybar cant start

Important Information:

rickysarraf commented 1 year ago

What is polybar ?

s3nt fr0m a $martph0ne, excuse typ0s

On Wed, 16 Aug, 2023, 09:29 jyf, @.***> wrote:

Describe the bug

i hope to start polybar and picom in NOLM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0, but no program start when battery mode change, and i am confirm that the EXEC_COMMAND is execuated

To Reproduce

exec-commands.conf

BATT_EXEC_COMMAND_0="echo batt >> /home/jyf/log.log && pkill -9 polybar" LM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0="" NOLM_AC_EXEC_COMMAND_0="echo ac >> /home/jyf/log.log && polybar"

exec tail -f /home/jyf/log.log to confirm the command is execuated

batt ac batt ac batt ac batt ac

but polybar cant start

Important Information:

  • Distribution: manjaro
  • Linux Kernel: 6.1.44-1-MANJARO
  • Laptop Mode Tools version: 1.74
  • Desktop Environment, if any: i3wm

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jyfzh commented 1 year ago

polybar is a status bar for i3wm.

and i have double checked my command is correct.

rickysarraf commented 1 year ago

laptop-mode-tools is run as root whereas you'd want polybar run as your current desktop user.

On X11, this could be worked around but not a recommended thing to do. On Wayland, I haven't tried.

s3nt fr0m a $martph0ne, excuse typ0s

On Wed, 16 Aug, 2023, 12:16 jyf, @.***> wrote:

[polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar）is a status bar for i3wm.

and i have double checked my command is correct.

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jyfzh commented 1 year ago

i see. so we can not start a GUI program in XX_EXEC_COMMAND_X as a normal user. am i right?

rickysarraf commented 1 year ago

i see. so we can not start a GUI program in XX_EXEC_COMMAND_X as a normal user. am i right?

Yes. That cannot be done. Given this is not an issue and working as designed, I'm closing this issue. Please feel free to re-open if you think otherwise.