#1133092 unattended-upgrade: os.nice(0) give PermissionError: Operation not permitted

Package:
unattended-upgrades
Source:
unattended-upgrades
Submitter:
Petter Reinholdtsen
Date:
2026-04-09 21:15:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1133092#5
Date:
2026-04-09 21:13:43 UTC
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Package: unattended-upgrades
Version: 2.12+nmu1

When trying to run unattended-upgrade on GNU Hurd based on Sid, I get
this error:

# unattended-upgrade
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 2768, in <module>
    sys.exit(main(options))
             ~~~~^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 2244, in main
    res = run(options, rootdir, mem_log, logfile_dpkg,
              install_start_time)
  File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 2405, in run
    with try_nice(20):
         ~~~~~~~~^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3.13/contextlib.py", line 148, in __exit__
    next(self.gen)
    ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/bin/unattended-upgrade", line 2215, in try_nice
    os.nice(old_priority - os.nice(0))
                           ~~~~~~~^^^
PermissionError: [Errno 1073741825] Operation not permitted
#

Not sure what the solution is.