* 2026-03-05 16:04:53+0100, Jan Claeys wrote: > On Mon, 2026-03-02 at 09:46 +0200, Teemu Likonen wrote: >> So, the general question is: how could a background root script give >> a desktop notification for the current / all users? > > If no better & more generic solution pops up, you could have the backup > script write its "message" to a file in a specific location, and then > in the desktop user session watch that file for changes, [...]
I did that. A systemd .path unit watches for changes in the file and triggers a .service unit for showing the notification. Simple enough but indeed there's a need for a good generic solution. -- /// Teemu Likonen - .-.. https://www.iki.fi/tlikonen/ // OpenPGP: DD3B8E8ABD28B98176E6A7CCCC9A5E615FCC1D93 / old key: 6965F03973F0D4CA22B9410F0F2CAE0E07608462
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