> On 25.11.2012 16:20, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> Package: systemd >> Version: 44-5 >> >> When I run systemctl status normally gives for a service, status >> output _and_ last 10 lines of journal output. >> >> Unless run as root (eg via sudo) or the user is in the adm group, only >> status is shown, and not the journal entries. >> >> The systemctl man page fails to advise the user of this requirement. >> >> The systemctl man page, or the README.Debian file or something like >> that, should advise the user of this requirement to be in the adm >> group to properly use systemctl/ systemd-journalctl. > > All this information is in the systemd-journalctl man page and the > systemctl man page already has as SEE ALSO systemd-journalctl(1). > I'm not convinced that duplicating that information in systemctl is > helpful. The systemctl man page is already long enough as it is.
> Also note, that systemd-journalctl also warns you on stdout if you are > running as non-root user and you're not in group adm. Ahh, perhaps systemctl is calling journalctl with -q option? That would be the "bug" then. The problem is, systemctl is now masquerading as a front end to journalctl. Since it's doing that, to assist newbies it ought to by default give the same journalctl warning, and have the -q override this (*). I agree it's a minor bug, but it's a discoverability issue nonetheless. (*) I'm pretty sure this is the case, but currently can't boot with systemd again, so I've yet more to learn :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
