Hardcoded Unix UID in config file
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Description
After migrating home user data to a new installation, I saw that kbfs won't start because there are hardcoded paths in the config file (Linux) which refer to the numeric UID of the user. It is best practice that programs do not rely on that UID being static (see migration issue). Instead, the paths should be determined at run-time.
Specifically, in `$HOME/.config/keybase/config.json`, `"mountdir": "/run/user/1000/keybase/kbfs"` should be something like `"mountdir": "/run/user/$UID/keybase/kbfs"`.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how the Linux client writes `$HOME/.config/keybase/config.json` and derives the `mountdir` value. Reproduce the migrated-user case described in the issue and verify that the resulting path is resolved for the current user rather than containing a hardcoded numeric UID.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100