2 files changed, 9 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/build.go b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
index cde050d5e..729951a31 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/build.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
@@ -354,15 +354,18 @@ func buildFlagsWrapperToOptions(c *cobra.Command, contextDir string, flags *buil
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("can only set one of 'pull' or 'pull-always' or 'pull-never'")
 	}
 
+	// Allow for --pull, --pull=true, --pull=false, --pull=never, --pull=always
+	// --pull-always and --pull-never.  The --pull-never and --pull-always options
+	// will not be documented.
 	pullPolicy := buildahDefine.PullIfMissing
-	if c.Flags().Changed("pull") && flags.Pull {
+	if c.Flags().Changed("pull") && strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(flags.Pull), "true") {
 		pullPolicy = buildahDefine.PullAlways
 	}
-	if flags.PullAlways {
+	if flags.PullAlways || strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(flags.Pull), "always") {
 		pullPolicy = buildahDefine.PullAlways
 	}
 
-	if flags.PullNever {
+	if flags.PullNever || strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(flags.Pull), "never") {
 		pullPolicy = buildahDefine.PullNever
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/scp.go b/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
index 1481e71c7..81dcda123 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/system/connection"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/utils"
 	scpD "github.com/dtylman/scp"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -337,21 +336,9 @@ func GetServiceInformation(cliConnections []string, cfg *config.Config) (map[str
 
 // execPodman executes the podman save/load command given the podman binary
 func execPodman(podman string, command []string) error {
-	if rootless.IsRootless() {
-		cmd := exec.Command(podman)
-		utils.CreateSCPCommand(cmd, command[1:])
-		logrus.Debug("Executing podman command")
-		return cmd.Run()
-	}
-	machinectl, err := exec.LookPath("machinectl")
-	if err != nil {
-		cmd := exec.Command("su", "-l", "root", "--command")
-		cmd = utils.CreateSCPCommand(cmd, []string{strings.Join(command, " ")})
-		return cmd.Run()
-	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(machinectl, "shell", "-q", "root@.host")
-	cmd = utils.CreateSCPCommand(cmd, command)
-	logrus.Debug("Executing load command machinectl")
+	cmd := exec.Command(podman)
+	utils.CreateSCPCommand(cmd, command[1:])
+	logrus.Debugf("Executing podman command: %q", cmd)
 	return cmd.Run()
 }