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[GH-ISSUE #3217] --private creates empty dirs on $HOME #2016

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opened 2026-05-05 08:41:02 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 3 comments

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Originally created by @aleprovencio on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3217

Hello,
even though running something like firejail --private=/home/aleprovencio/sandbox/ electrum will correctly use the private directory, it also creates an empty /home/aleprovencio/.electrum which will remain after the application closes.

Is this normal behavior? Is there a way to prevent it?

Originally created by @aleprovencio on GitHub (Feb 10, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3217 Hello, even though running something like `firejail --private=/home/aleprovencio/sandbox/ electrum` will correctly use the private directory, it also creates an empty `/home/aleprovencio/.electrum` which will remain after the application closes. Is this normal behavior? Is there a way to prevent it?

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2026-05-05 08:41:04 -06:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020):

Is this normal behavior?

It is 'normal' behavior yes, because of the mkdir ${HOME}/.electrum in the default profile.

Is there a way to prevent it?

You could try adding ignore mkdir ${HOME}/.electrum in a ~/.config/firejail/electrum.local file. Alternatively you could copy electrum.profile from /etc/firejail into ~/.config/firejail/electrum.profile and comment that line out. Just remember that future firejail updates might bring changes to the defaults and 'break' your workaround.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020): > Is this normal behavior? It is 'normal' behavior yes, because of the [mkdir ${HOME}/.electrum](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/blob/master/etc/electrum.profile#L23) in the default profile. > Is there a way to prevent it? You could try adding `ignore mkdir ${HOME}/.electrum` in a ~/.config/firejail/electrum.local file. Alternatively you could copy electrum.profile from /etc/firejail into ~/.config/firejail/electrum.profile and comment that line out. Just remember that future firejail updates might bring changes to the defaults and 'break' your workaround.

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2026-05-05 08:41:05 -06:00

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@aleprovencio commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020):

That's awesome, thank you

@aleprovencio commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020): That's awesome, thank you

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2026-05-05 08:41:06 -06:00

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020):

#903

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2020): #903

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