Relinquishing root permissions too early

[dorian-eydoux]

$ ps4-waker 
Device must be awake for initial registration. Please turn it on manually and try again.
$ sudo ps4-waker 
WAKEUP sent to device... 192.168.1.4
Logging in...

normally the sudo is not right for the configuration, right?
It annoys me because I do not want to leave the sudo without passwords for Homebridge

$ node -v
v10.15.3
$ npm -v
6.4.1

[dhleong]

Did you use sudo ps4-waker originally to configure it? If so, your config file is probably in the root user's home directory (maybe /root/.ps4-wake.credentials.json), which is why a normal invocation cannot find it but sudo ps4-waker can.

You could try:

1. Redo registration without sudo. This should create the credentials file in your normal user's home directory. If it does not, please let me know.
2. Move the credentials file from the root user's home directory to your home directory.

As of version 1.8.0, you should not need to manually use sudo with ps4-waker; doing so is the probably the biggest source of issues. If you needed sudo for some reason, please describe what happened that led you to that. Also, please include the output from ps4-waker --version.

[hkccmaster]

i got the same problem, and if i redo the registration without sudo, it fail. i need to make success pair process using sudo to execute the ps4-waker at the first time...

[dhleong]

In what way does it fail? Can you copy and paste what happens with any error messages?

[hkccmaster]

In what way does it fail? Can you copy and paste what happens with any error messages?

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo npm -g install ps4-waker
/usr/bin/ps4-waker -> /usr/lib/node_modules/ps4-waker/dist/cli.js

• ps4-waker@1.8.4
  added 9 packages from 12 contributors in 4.559s
  pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ps4-waker
  No credentials; Use the PS4 Second Screen App and try to connect to "PS4-Waker"
  Root permissions required to start PS4 Dummy
  Attempting to request root permissions now (we will relinquish them as soon as possible):
  sudo /usr/bin/node /usr/bin/ps4-waker --user-id 1000 -c /home/pi/.ps4-wake.credentials.json
  No credentials; Use the PS4 Second Screen App and try to connect to "PS4-Waker"
  Relinquished root privileges
  events.js:183
  throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
  ^

Error: bind EACCES 0.0.0.0:987
at _handle.lookup (dgram.js:266:18)
at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:142:11)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:181:9)
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

[hkccmaster]

i need to add "sudo" in front of ps4-waker to make it success pairing with the app

[dhleong]

Interesting. Does it say "Relinquishing root privileges" immediately after the "Use the PS4 Second Screen App" prompt?

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[hkccmaster]

Interesting. Does it say "Relinquishing root privileges" immediately after the "Use the PS4 Second Screen App" prompt?
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the above is copy & paste from ssh screen. bottom 3 line show "Relinquished root privileges"

[hkccmaster]

i also cant find the file .ps4-wake.credentials.json
can u let me know how? of coz it is not in my user directory but the root directory is blank...

[dhleong]

Yes I see that, but I'm asking if it waits for you to do anything before showing "Relinquished root privileges," or if that happens immediately after the line above it. Under normal operation the app should pause and wait for you to connect during that step.

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[hkccmaster]

Yes I see that, but I'm asking if it waits for you to do anything before showing "Relinquished root privileges," or if that happens immediately after the line above it. Under normal operation the app should pause and wait for you to connect during that step.
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On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 1:35 PM hkccmaster @.> wrote: Interesting. Does it say "Relinquishing root privileges" immediately after the "Use the PS4 Second Screen App" prompt? … <#m_2427254840439583125_> On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 12:31 PM hkccmaster @.> wrote: i need to add "sudo" in front of ps4-waker to make it success pairing with the app — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#118 (comment) <#118 (comment)>>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGHIFVXQLQ5EJJ2OE24EW3PURGWZANCNFSM4HEP6QHQ . the above is copy & paste from ssh screen. bottom 3 line show "Relinquished root privileges" — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#118 (comment)>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGHIFTYWEOQVAU4VC7GLVDPUROEZANCNFSM4HEP6QHQ .

the whole message show at the same time. it show immediately.

[hkccmaster]

all other plugin in my homebridge working fine.

[hkccmaster]

now when i leave the homebridge running at the background (i mean reboot auto load), the ps4-waker wont work.

however, if i execute "sudo homebridge -U /etc/homebridge -D" and keep the ssh running, the ps4-waker will work

[dhleong]

See here for the ps4-wake.credentials.json: https://github.com/dhleong/ps4-waker/wiki/Troubleshooting#error-device-didnt-wake-in-time

If it's not in any of those places then I don't know. I don't have a raspberry pi so I cannot test it. I also don't use homebridge nor do I know anything about it. The reason it works with sudo is probably because, when run as root, it has access to the credentials file. Again, though, I cannot provide support for your homebridge configuration since I don't use it. All I can do is help with getting ps4-waker to work in the conditions for which it's intended to work.

I'll take a look when I get some time later to see if I can figure out why the setup is relinquishing root privileges early like that.

[hkccmaster]

See here for the ps4-wake.credentials.json: https://github.com/dhleong/ps4-waker/wiki/Troubleshooting#error-device-didnt-wake-in-time

If it's not in any of those places then I don't know. I don't have a raspberry pi so I cannot test it. I also don't use homebridge nor do I know anything about it. The reason it works with sudo is probably because, when run as root, it has access to the credentials file. Again, though, I cannot provide support for your homebridge configuration since I don't use it. All I can do is help with getting ps4-waker to work in the conditions for which it's intended to work.

I'll take a look when I get some time later to see if I can figure out why the setup is relinquishing root privileges early like that.

i understand. thank you very much for your time. and your work.

[dhleong]

@hkccmaster I've just released version 1.8.5 that should fix the issue you were encountering.
@dorianeydx I'm assuming you were encountering the same issue since you haven't responded with more information. If you had a different issue that 1.8.5 doesn't fix for you, please open a new ticket.