[issue34668] test_resource fails if test has CAP_SYS_RESOURCE but isn't root

Change by Petr Viktorin : -- resolution: -> duplicate stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> test_prlimit from test_resource fails when building python3 inside systemd-nspawn environment ___ Python tracker

[issue34668] test_resource fails if test has CAP_SYS_RESOURCE but isn't root

Petr Viktorin added the comment: Check also discussion on issue31132. If you agree, I'm OK with marking that one as duplicate, and removing the test. -- nosy: +petr.viktorin ___ Python tracker __

[issue34668] test_resource fails if test has CAP_SYS_RESOURCE but isn't root

Change by Benjamin Peterson : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +8711 stage: -> patch review ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue34668] test_resource fails if test has CAP_SYS_RESOURCE but isn't root

New submission from Benjamin Peterson : test_prlimit tries to test that raising the hardlimit of an unprivileged process. It tries to raise the hardlimit of pid 1, which usually raises a PermissionError. However, if the tests are privileged, this test can't work. The test tries to avoid this