Whonix-workstation error when gateway is not named "sys-whonix"

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I think this is more of a bug then anything else but I am not sure where to post it and do not have a github account to link it there eitherway

I use multiple whonix-gateways and workstations, the general setup being sys-net → vpn1 → gateway-for-system-updates
I use multiple whonix-gateways and workstations, the general setup being sys-net → vpn2 → gateway-2 → workstation-2
I use multiple whonix-gateways and workstations, the general setup being sys-net → vpn3 →
gateway-3 → workstation-3
I use multiple whonix-gateways and workstations, the general setup being sys-net → vpn4 → gateway-4 → workstation-4

Dec 31 04:30:55 dom0 qrexec-policy-daemon[1949]: qrexec: target 'sys-whonix' does not exist, using @default instead
Dec 31 04:30:55 dom0 qrexec-policy-daemon[1949]: qrexec: whonix.NewStatus+status: disp298 -> sys-whonix: denied: denied by policy /etc/qubes/policy.d/80-whonix.policy:8
Dec 31 04:35:17 dom0 qrexec-policy-daemon[1949]: qrexec: qubes.NotifyUpdates+: disp298 -> @adminvm: allowed to dom0

I’m not really knowledable on how qrexec works but I assume by said error it expects sys-whonix to be present, which is not since I am not using any appvm named sys-whonix by the nature of my setup, I’m not really knowledgable on how qrexec works either and I haven’t played around with it since I do not want to compromise my vms cause of it

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Damn its been months, I guess rewriting policys is kind of a big deal that needs a lot to be taken into considiration, nevertheless at least I know it is being fixed

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If you are running 4.2 you have easy access these policies. While I would however only recommend it if you are aware of the potential consequences and have a newly made backup of your entire setup.

(Apologies for repeating the same thing you did in the reply right before me)

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Seems not, following the examples of qubes development documentation everything seems to be in order, the redirections a few posts earlier by apparatus explain that sadly said policies are hardcoded rather then based on the policies themselfs only, sesms I will have to wait for now

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