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command line login fails with ERROR EOF

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I am running Client: 5.8.1-20210930160723+fefa22edc1 on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS via the command line. Similarly to the previous post,

I've just setup a new account, and logged into it through the web site. From this, I know the account is working and I've got the correct credentials.

I've created the account to use with a different Linux user from the command line only, when I try to login from the command line as that user I get this:

Your keybase username: xxx
▶ ERROR EOF

Passing the user name on the command line doesn't help

$ keybase login xxx
Failed to reach user-level systemd daemon.
▶ INFO Starting background server with pid=6514
▶ ERROR EOF

It seems this was a previous issue that appears to have popped up again: https://github.com/keybase/keybase-issues/issues/3874.

Please let me know if you need additional information.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing keybase login and keybase login xxx as a separate Linux user on Ubuntu 20.04. Compare the behavior with issue #3874 and inspect the reported systemd warning and ERROR EOF. Done means command-line login succeeds for the affected user without the EOF failure.

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Tech stack
linux, ubuntu
Domain
authentication, cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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