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I use GNU/Linux Mint 18.2 (based on Ubuntu 16.04). Very recently, I've started seeing the following error message, repeated many times, when I start some GUI apps (e.g. meld):

unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.

Now, I'm able to work around this by manually changing the ownership of /run/user/1000/dconf/user, but that's kind of a lame hack and certainly not robust.

Why have I been seeing this error and what's the "right way" to avoid it (if any)?

permissions linux-mint dconf

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asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

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  I think it's caused by running certain GUI programs as superser: I get this same problem when running ktsu to open a terminal app (called terminator) as a root window. Apparently terminator is using my UID instead of root's in /run/user/UID/user, and that can change the owner of the file to root causing "permission denied" when I run terminator as myself.
  
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  Sep 6 '18 at 0:35
  
  

  
  
  
  

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3

I use GNU/Linux Mint 18.2 (based on Ubuntu 16.04). Very recently, I've started seeing the following error message, repeated many times, when I start some GUI apps (e.g. meld):

unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.

Now, I'm able to work around this by manually changing the ownership of /run/user/1000/dconf/user, but that's kind of a lame hack and certainly not robust.

Why have I been seeing this error and what's the "right way" to avoid it (if any)?

permissions linux-mint dconf

share|improve this question

asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

einpoklumeinpoklum

2,22642454

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I think it's caused by running certain GUI programs as superser: I get this same problem when running ktsu to open a terminal app (called terminator) as a root window. Apparently terminator is using my UID instead of root's in /run/user/UID/user, and that can change the owner of the file to root causing "permission denied" when I run terminator as myself.
  
  – frayser
  Sep 6 '18 at 0:35
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I use GNU/Linux Mint 18.2 (based on Ubuntu 16.04). Very recently, I've started seeing the following error message, repeated many times, when I start some GUI apps (e.g. meld):

unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.

Now, I'm able to work around this by manually changing the ownership of /run/user/1000/dconf/user, but that's kind of a lame hack and certainly not robust.

Why have I been seeing this error and what's the "right way" to avoid it (if any)?

permissions linux-mint dconf

share|improve this question

asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

einpoklumeinpoklum

2,22642454

unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.

share|improve this question

asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

einpoklumeinpoklum

2,22642454

share|improve this question

asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

einpoklumeinpoklum

2,22642454

asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

einpoklumeinpoklum

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asked Oct 20 '17 at 10:01

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#!/bin/bash
# rmdconfuser - remove dconf user

if [ -e "/run/user/1000/dconf/user" ] 
then
 rm -f /run/user/1000/dconf/user
fi

# Uncomment the next line if mate-settings-daemon is eating up too much memory
# killall -9 mate-settings-daemon

then execute chmod +x rmdconfuser and place rmdconfuser into your ~/bin/ or /usr/local/bin as root and sudo rmdconfuser to stop the problem. You can also make rmdconfuser set its own uid to root, so you can run it without being root yourself.

Unfortunatelly this is only a work around. The problem may appear again & again.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

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answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

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  Interesting user name you have there. Why would I have the mate-settings-daemon running, though?
  
  – einpoklum
  Oct 21 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  


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  sorry - because it caused the problem of eating the ram on my machine running mate on mint. If you have no mate then simply forget the last line.
  
  – Work Around
  Oct 21 '17 at 14:26
  

  
  
  
  

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chown 1000:1000 /run/user/1000/dconf/user

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answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

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  But will this not revert to the incorrect permissions later? e.g. by being recreated?
  
  – einpoklum
  Mar 28 at 12:02
  

  
  
  
  

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#!/bin/bash
# rmdconfuser - remove dconf user

if [ -e "/run/user/1000/dconf/user" ] 
then
 rm -f /run/user/1000/dconf/user
fi

# Uncomment the next line if mate-settings-daemon is eating up too much memory
# killall -9 mate-settings-daemon

then execute chmod +x rmdconfuser and place rmdconfuser into your ~/bin/ or /usr/local/bin as root and sudo rmdconfuser to stop the problem. You can also make rmdconfuser set its own uid to root, so you can run it without being root yourself.

Unfortunatelly this is only a work around. The problem may appear again & again.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Interesting user name you have there. Why would I have the mate-settings-daemon running, though?
  
  – einpoklum
  Oct 21 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  sorry - because it caused the problem of eating the ram on my machine running mate on mint. If you have no mate then simply forget the last line.
  
  – Work Around
  Oct 21 '17 at 14:26
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

#!/bin/bash
# rmdconfuser - remove dconf user

if [ -e "/run/user/1000/dconf/user" ] 
then
 rm -f /run/user/1000/dconf/user
fi

# Uncomment the next line if mate-settings-daemon is eating up too much memory
# killall -9 mate-settings-daemon

then execute chmod +x rmdconfuser and place rmdconfuser into your ~/bin/ or /usr/local/bin as root and sudo rmdconfuser to stop the problem. You can also make rmdconfuser set its own uid to root, so you can run it without being root yourself.

Unfortunatelly this is only a work around. The problem may appear again & again.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Interesting user name you have there. Why would I have the mate-settings-daemon running, though?
  
  – einpoklum
  Oct 21 '17 at 10:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  sorry - because it caused the problem of eating the ram on my machine running mate on mint. If you have no mate then simply forget the last line.
  
  – Work Around
  Oct 21 '17 at 14:26
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

#!/bin/bash
# rmdconfuser - remove dconf user

if [ -e "/run/user/1000/dconf/user" ] 
then
 rm -f /run/user/1000/dconf/user
fi

# Uncomment the next line if mate-settings-daemon is eating up too much memory
# killall -9 mate-settings-daemon

then execute chmod +x rmdconfuser and place rmdconfuser into your ~/bin/ or /usr/local/bin as root and sudo rmdconfuser to stop the problem. You can also make rmdconfuser set its own uid to root, so you can run it without being root yourself.

Unfortunatelly this is only a work around. The problem may appear again & again.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

#!/bin/bash
# rmdconfuser - remove dconf user

if [ -e "/run/user/1000/dconf/user" ] 
then
 rm -f /run/user/1000/dconf/user
fi

# Uncomment the next line if mate-settings-daemon is eating up too much memory
# killall -9 mate-settings-daemon

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

edited Apr 7 '18 at 20:09

einpoklum

2,22642454

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

answered Oct 21 '17 at 10:15

Work AroundWork Around

111

0

chown 1000:1000 /run/user/1000/dconf/user

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  But will this not revert to the incorrect permissions later? e.g. by being recreated?
  
  – einpoklum
  Mar 28 at 12:02
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

chown 1000:1000 /run/user/1000/dconf/user

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  But will this not revert to the incorrect permissions later? e.g. by being recreated?
  
  – einpoklum
  Mar 28 at 12:02
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

chown 1000:1000 /run/user/1000/dconf/user

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91

answered Mar 28 at 11:53

Nogueira MaierNogueira Maier

91