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

On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 11:13:43PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> 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 2215, in try_nice
>     os.nice(old_priority - os.nice(0))
>                            ~~~~~~~^^^
> PermissionError: [Errno 1073741825] Operation not permitted
> #
> 
> Not sure what the solution is.

Seems like the Hurd porters should have been CC:ed here. Doing that 
now.

Chris