systemd-stdio-bridge

Bridge stdio to D-Bus connection

TLDR

Forward to system bus

$ systemd-stdio-bridge

Forward to user bus

$ systemd-stdio-bridge --user

Forward to container bus

$ systemd-stdio-bridge -M [container]

Forward to custom bus address

$ systemd-stdio-bridge -p unix:path=[/path/to/socket]

systemd-stdio-bridge implements a proxy between stdin/stdout and a D-Bus connection. It expects an open connection via stdin/stdout and creates a new connection to the specified bus.This enables remote D-Bus access via SSH or similar transport mechanisms, bridging external connections to the local bus.

PARAMETERS

--user

Connect to user D-Bus session

--system

Connect to system D-Bus (default)

-M, --machine= CONTAINER

Connect to D-Bus in specified container

-p, --bus-path= ADDRESS

Connect to custom D-Bus address

INSTALL

sudo apt install systemd

sudo dnf install systemd

sudo pacman -S systemd

sudo zypper install systemd

brew install systemd

nix profile install nixpkgs#systemd

CAVEATS

Expects a properly formatted D-Bus connection on stdin. Used primarily for remote D-Bus access scenarios. Requires appropriate permissions on the target bus.

HISTORY

systemd-stdio-bridge enables remote D-Bus access patterns, supporting tools like `busctl` and `systemctl` when operating on remote systems via SSH.