# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix sudo system gateway service name regression

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and pull requests address a regression where sudo hermes gateway start/stop --system incorrectly targeted a hashed service unit name instead of the installed hermes-gateway unit, causing 'Unit not found' errors. The work focuses on preserving or anchoring the correct system service identity when running under sudo.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #108885. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #108885 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-108885`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #108674: \[Bug\]: sudo \`hermes gateway start|stop --system\` targets \`hermes-gateway-<hash>.service\` and fails with "Unit ... not found" (exit 5) — regression from the #105525 fix

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#108885: fix(gateway): sudo --system commands target the installed hermes-gateway unit again (#108674, salvage #108681 + #108706)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `contributors/emails/129692708+huklaa@users.noreply.github.com`, `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `hermes_cli/main.py`, `hermes_constants.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_service.py`
- **#108681: fix(gateway): preserve system service name under sudo**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108885`, `#105525`, `#108706`
- **#108706: fix(gateway): anchor system service identity on the installed unit (#108674)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#108885`, `#108681`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #108885 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-12`.