[systemd-devel] From command-line 'systemctl suspend' works' from cron it does not

[Kai Krakow]

Am Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:21:39 +0100
schrieb Cecil Westerhof <cldwesterhof at gmail.com>:

> When executing
>     systemctl suspend || echo "Error code: ${?}"
> from the command-line it outputs
>     Error code: 1
> and it puts my machine in suspend.
> 
> When putting it in cron it gives the following errors:
>     Failed to execute operation: Access denied
>     Failed to start suspend.target: Access denied
> and gives the output:
>     Error code: 4
> 
> What is happening here? Is it possible to run 'systemctl suspend' from
> cron, or is there a reason why this is not possible?

It's probably because cron doesn't setup a systemd session. Do you
eventually run from a user crontab? Have you tried running from a root
crontab?

-- 
Regards,
Kai

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