added sudo and some error fix language #883
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sudo su is needed on raspberry pi to create the systemd service file if the file is initially created using the wrong directory for hass, then the file, at least when I did it, needed to be removed, and systemctl reloaded prior to fixing the service file.
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| If you want Home Assistant to be launched automatically, an extra step is needed to setup `systemd`. You need a service file to control Home Assistant with `systemd`. If you are using a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian then replace the `[your user]` with `pi` otherwise use your user you want to run Home Assistant. `ExecStart` contains the path to `hass` and this may vary. Check with `whereis hass` for the location. | |||
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| $ su -c 'cat <<EOF >> /etc/systemd/system/home-assistant@[your user].service | |||
| $ sudo su -c 'cat <<EOF >> /etc/systemd/system/home-assistant@[your user].service | |||
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sudo su looks always a bit wired. This will only work if the user is listed in the /etc/sudoers file which is no a lot of systems not the case. If this is Rapbian specific then we should mention that and keep the guide generic.
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Sudo is Raspbian specific (I think)... but it caused me much consternation... So I would propose we have something to indicate that you may need to run as sudo if using raspbian.
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In another PR (#873) we were talking about a Troubleshooting page for Rasbian. I think that this should be added there.
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@bionutrient sudo is defiantly not specific to Raspbian or Linux for that part. It's a command that let's you execute a command with escalated privileges.
The su command when ran without specifying a user will default to the root user and is often called the superuser command(a bit misleading).
In this case your escalating privileges to root to run another command as root.
I think(haven't tested) that you could replace the command in question with
$ sudo cat <<EOF >> /etc/systemd/system/home-assistant@[your user].service|
@bionutrient Any more work on this? |
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Closing this since it's gone stale. Feel free to reopen it when the comments have been fixed. |
sudo su is needed on raspberry pi to create the systemd service file
if the file is initially created using the wrong directory for hass, then the file, at least when I did it, needed to be removed, and systemctl reloaded prior to fixing the service file.