[GH-ISSUE #2762] Symlink for newsboat #1737

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opened 2026-05-05 08:24:29 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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2026-05-05 08:24:29 -06:00

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Originally created by @DocKDE on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2762

Greetings!

It seems, there have been several problems with symlinks already but even after consulting those and the man page, I wasn't able to figure out my problem so here goes. I want to run newsboat in firejail, however the config files stored in ~/.newsboat reside in a separate folder ~/Documents/dotfiles/.newsboat for which I created a symlink.
In the config file I thus simpy added the latter folder to noblacklist and whitelist. I own both the symlink and the folder and they both reside in /home. However, firejail gives me

Reading profile /etc/firejail/newsboat.profile
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-devel.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-exec.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-interpreters.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-xdg.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/whitelist-common.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/whitelist-var-common.inc
Parent pid 16450, child pid 16463
Warning: skipping alternatives for private /etc
Warning: skipping crypto-policies for private /etc
Warning: skipping pki for private /etc
Warning: skipping terminfo for private /etc
Private /etc installed in 399.11 ms
1 program installed in 45.73 ms
Warning: cleaning all supplementary groups
Warning: cleaning all supplementary groups
Warning: /sbin directory link was not blacklisted
Warning: /usr/sbin directory link was not blacklisted
Child process initialized in 4442.22 ms
Starting newsboat 2.15.0...
Error: an instance of newsboat is already running (PID: 0)
Parent is shutting down, bye...`

I wasn't able to find out where the problem is, exactly. It definitely is connected to the symlink though since removing it "fixed" the problem.

I'd be grateful for some help

Originally created by @DocKDE on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/2762 Greetings! It seems, there have been several problems with symlinks already but even after consulting those and the man page, I wasn't able to figure out my problem so here goes. I want to run newsboat in firejail, however the config files stored in `~/.newsboat` reside in a separate folder `~/Documents/dotfiles/.newsboat` for which I created a symlink. In the config file I thus simpy added the latter folder to noblacklist and whitelist. I own both the symlink and the folder and they both reside in /home. However, firejail gives me > Reading profile /etc/firejail/newsboat.profile Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-devel.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-exec.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-interpreters.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-xdg.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/whitelist-common.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/whitelist-var-common.inc Parent pid 16450, child pid 16463 Warning: skipping alternatives for private /etc Warning: skipping crypto-policies for private /etc Warning: skipping pki for private /etc Warning: skipping terminfo for private /etc Private /etc installed in 399.11 ms 1 program installed in 45.73 ms Warning: cleaning all supplementary groups Warning: cleaning all supplementary groups Warning: /sbin directory link was not blacklisted Warning: /usr/sbin directory link was not blacklisted Child process initialized in 4442.22 ms Starting newsboat 2.15.0... Error: an instance of newsboat is already running (PID: 0) Parent is shutting down, bye...` I wasn't able to find out where the problem is, exactly. It definitely is connected to the symlink though since removing it "fixed" the problem. I'd be grateful for some help

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2026-05-05 08:24:32 -06:00

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019):

@DocKDE can you paste your profile.
Has you add noblacklist ${DOCUMENTS}?

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019): @DocKDE can you paste your profile. Has you add `noblacklist ${DOCUMENTS}`?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 08:24:33 -06:00

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@DocKDE commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019):

Has you add noblacklist ${DOCUMENTS}?

Huh, that fixed it. I take it for some reason non-blacklisting the parent folder is necessary in addition to the subfolder which I already took care of?
Anyway thanks for your help!

@DocKDE commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2019): > Has you add `noblacklist ${DOCUMENTS}`? Huh, that fixed it. I take it for some reason non-blacklisting the parent folder is necessary in addition to the subfolder which I already took care of? Anyway thanks for your help!

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