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Fix ui-post-install.sh to use the full username #4809

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Fix ui-post-install.sh to use the full username
devurandom Nov 18, 2025
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Abort when any command fails
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Address feedback on su invocation
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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions release_files/ui-post-install.sh
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#!/bin/sh

set -e
set -u

# Check if netbird-ui is running
if pgrep -x -f /usr/bin/netbird-ui >/dev/null 2>&1;
pid="$(pgrep -x -f /usr/bin/netbird-ui || true)"
if [ -n "${pid}" ]
then
runner=$(ps --no-headers -o '%U' -p $(pgrep -x -f /usr/bin/netbird-ui) | sed 's/^[ \t]*//;s/[ \t]*$//')
uid="$(cat /proc/"${pid}"/loginuid)"
username="$(id -nu "${uid}")"
# Only re-run if it was already running
pkill -x -f /usr/bin/netbird-ui >/dev/null 2>&1
su -l - "$runner" -c 'nohup /usr/bin/netbird-ui > /dev/null 2>&1 &'
su -l - "${username}" -c 'nohup /usr/bin/netbird-ui > /dev/null 2>&1 &'
fi