From 7cf47e26de388314e6318061671974c74458071c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nose <goyimnose@nothing.blah>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:44:16 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] d

---
 scripts/run_client.py | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/run_client.py b/scripts/run_client.py
index d2c7458..71bad4d 100644
--- a/scripts/run_client.py
+++ b/scripts/run_client.py
@@ -378,7 +378,19 @@ def install_service_systemd(
         print(f"systemd user service '{service_name}' installed and started.")
         return True
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print("Failed to create systemd user service:", e)
+        err_msg = str(e)
+        print("Failed to create systemd user service:", err_msg)
+        if "user scope bus" in err_msg.lower():
+            print("systemd user bus unavailable; falling back to cron @reboot install.")
+            return install_service_cron(
+                service_name,
+                repo_root,
+                venv_py,
+                headless=headless,
+                detached=detached,
+                pull=pull,
+                workspace_root=workspace_root,
+            )
         return False
     except Exception as exc:
         print("systemd install error:", exc)