[GH-ISSUE #3264] FIREJAIL_PROFILE_PATH or similar firejail.config setting #2049

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opened 2026-05-05 08:43:13 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @jonleivent on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3264

The current approach that limits profile and include file searches to ~/.config/firejail and /etc/firejail prevents a local administrator from creating global .profiles and .incs somewhere that is visible to all users, but out of the way of /etc/firejail. It would be nice to have a path env var like FIREJAIL_PROFILE_PATH that can be set to something like "~/.config/firejail:/usr/local/etc/firejail:/etc/firejail" and that would be respected during searches for .profile and .inc files. Another alternative would be a global path setting in /etc/firejail/firejail.config.

Why shouldn't the local administrator add/change profiles and includes in /etc/firejail? One reason is to avoid clashes with firejail updates. Another is that in some cases, the /etc/firejail profile might be preferred over the administrator-added one.

Originally created by @jonleivent on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3264 The current approach that limits profile and include file searches to `~/.config/firejail` and `/etc/firejail` prevents a local administrator from creating global .profiles and .incs somewhere that is visible to all users, but out of the way of `/etc/firejail`. It would be nice to have a path env var like FIREJAIL_PROFILE_PATH that can be set to something like `"~/.config/firejail:/usr/local/etc/firejail:/etc/firejail"` and that would be respected during searches for .profile and .inc files. Another alternative would be a global path setting in `/etc/firejail/firejail.config`. Why shouldn't the local administrator add/change profiles and includes in `/etc/firejail`? One reason is to avoid clashes with firejail updates. Another is that in some cases, the `/etc/firejail` profile might be preferred over the administrator-added one.

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020):

Duplicate of #3103

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2020): Duplicate of #3103

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