unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied
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Description
I'm using:
- xreader 1.6.2
- Mint 18.3
- x86_64 machine
I occasionally run xdg-open my_file.pdf from a terminal window, in which get several copies of the message:
(xreader:11626): dconf-CRITICAL **: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
This shouldn't happen...
I'm not sure this is really an app-specific issue, as it pops up here and there with other apps and other distros. But I can't say.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the warning when running xdg-open my_file.pdf and inspect the reported /run/user/1000/dconf/user permission failure. Compare behavior in Xreader with the other applications and distributions mentioned; done means establishing whether Xreader is responsible and identifying a scoped fix or documenting that it belongs elsewhere.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100