{"record":{"id":"5d876e1c7ae63451","repo":"zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw","slug":"openrc-service-installation-requires-root-privileg","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"OpenRC service installation requires root privileges.\nPlease run with sudo: sudo zeroclaw service install","messagePattern":"OpenRC service installation requires root privileges\\.\nPlease run with sudo: sudo zeroclaw service install","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/service/mod.rs","lineNumber":1837,"sourceCode":"        config_dir = config_dir.display().to_string(),\n        output_logger = output_logger,\n        error_logger = error_logger,\n    )\n}\n\nfn resolve_openrc_executable() -> Result<PathBuf> {\n    let preferred = Path::new(\"/usr/local/bin/zeroclaw\");\n    if preferred.exists() {\n        return Ok(preferred.to_path_buf());\n    }\n\n    let exe = std::env::current_exe().context(\"Failed to resolve current executable\")?;\n    Ok(exe)\n}\n\nfn install_linux_openrc(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {\n    if !is_root() {\n        bail!(\n            \"OpenRC service installation requires root privileges.\\n\\\n             Please run with sudo: sudo zeroclaw service install\"\n        );\n    }\n\n    let exe = resolve_openrc_executable()?;\n    if !openrc_executable_path_is_safe(&exe) {\n        bail!(\n            \"OpenRC service executable path contains unsupported shell characters: {}. Install ZeroClaw at /usr/local/bin/zeroclaw and retry\",\n            exe.display()\n        );\n    }\n    ensure_zeroclaw_user()?;\n    warn_if_binary_in_home(&exe);\n\n    let config_dir = Path::new(\"/etc/zeroclaw\");\n    let workspace_dir = config_dir.join(\"workspace\");\n    let log_dir = Path::new(\"/var/log/zeroclaw\");","sourceCodeStart":1819,"sourceCodeEnd":1855,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw/blob/88bb9c8533fc57ed7a03e36ca7c9ed2bf8336dcc/crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/service/mod.rs#L1819-L1855","documentation":"Error \"OpenRC service installation requires root privileges.\nPlease run with sudo: sudo zeroclaw service install\" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/service/mod.rs:1837 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Run with sudo: sudo zeroclaw service install."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"88bb9c8533fc57ed7a03e36ca7c9ed2bf8336dcc","analyzedAt":"2026-08-23T01:07:41.857Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-23T08:06:27.607Z"}