Inconsistent privilege escalation for systemd daemon-reload operation

[Appryhandsome]

Description When running yay -Syu, the application correctly prompts for sudo password when installing packages, but fails to handle privilege escalation for the systemd daemon-reload operation. This results in an error message:

( X/XX) Reloading system manager configuration...
Invalid operation 'daemon-reload'
error: command failed to execute correctly

Expected Behavior

• yay should handle privilege escalation for the daemon-reload operation similarly to how it handles package installations
• Either prompt for sudo password or use the existing sudo session if already running with sudo

Current Behavior

• yay fails to execute daemon-reload due to insufficient permissions
• Requires manual intervention (sudo systemctl daemon-reload) to complete the operation properly
• No password prompt is shown for this specific operation, unlike package installation steps

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run yay -Syu (without sudo)
2. Allow the system update to proceed
3. When it reaches the daemon-reload step, observe the error

Workaround Running sudo yay -Syu from the start prevents this issue, but is behaviour that should be avoided.

System Information

• OS: Arch Linux
• yay version: v12.4.2 - libalpm v15.0.0
• systemd version: 256 (256.8-2-arch)

Additional Notes This inconsistency in privilege handling could confuse users, as yay otherwise handles sudo requirements automatically throughout the update process.

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