test fix

salt/modules/localemod.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import subprocess
 
 import salt.utils.locales
 import salt.utils.path
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ def _localectl_status():
     """
     if salt.utils.path.which("localectl") is None:
         raise CommandExecutionError('Unable to find "localectl"')
+    else:
+        proc = subprocess.run(["localectl"], check=False, capture_output=True)
+        if b"Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory" in proc.stderr:
+            raise CommandExecutionError('Command "localectl" is in a degraded state.')
 
     ret = {}
     locale_ctl_out = (__salt__["cmd.run"]("localectl status") or "").strip()

tests/integration/modules/test_timezone.py

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 def _check_systemctl():
     if not hasattr(_check_systemctl, "memo"):
         proc = subprocess.run(["systemctl"], capture_output=True, check=False)
-        _check_systemctl.memo = (
-            b"Failed to get D-Bus connection: No such file or directory" in proc.stderr
-        )
+        _check_systemctl.memo = b"Failed to get D-Bus connection: No such file or directory" in proc.stderr or \
+            b"Failed to connect to bus: No such file or directory" in proc.stderr
+        print(repr(proc.stderr))
     return _check_systemctl.memo