[GH-ISSUE #3431] Version 0.9.62 forces Dropbox to load in firejail #2157

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Originally created by @bertradio on GitHub (May 23, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431

I just upgraded from 0.9.59 to 0.9.62 and now whenever I try and start Dropbox it tries to start in firejail and fails. The command dropbox start on the command line does not load Dropbox but acts as if I had typed firejail dropbox. This does not happen in 0.9.59.

Originally created by @bertradio on GitHub (May 23, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431 I just upgraded from 0.9.59 to 0.9.62 and now whenever I try and start Dropbox it tries to start in firejail and fails. The command dropbox start on the command line does not load Dropbox but acts as if I had typed firejail dropbox. This does not happen in 0.9.59.

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gitea-mirror commented 2026-05-05 08:50:01 -06:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

It sounds as if you're using firecfg, which uses a symlinked /usr/local/bin/dropbox to provide desktop integration. If you don't want that, just remove the symlink. Or you can call Dropbox by its full path via firejail /usr/bin/dropbox <arguments>. Can you provide output of that command here so we can determine what might be the problem? What OS is this?

<!-- gh-comment-id:632961242 --> @ghost commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): It sounds as if you're using `firecfg`, which uses a symlinked /usr/local/bin/dropbox to provide desktop integration. If you don't want that, just remove the symlink. Or you can call Dropbox by its full path via `firejail /usr/bin/dropbox <arguments>`. Can you provide output of that command here so we can determine what might be the problem? What OS is this?

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I am running Linux Mint 19.3 64-bit.

I had reverted ot 0.9.59 but for testing did the following:

1. Uninstalled firejail
2. Uninstalled Dropbox
3. Reinstalled Dropbox - version 97.4.467
4. Reinstalled firejail 0.9.62-1
5. Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox
6. Rebooted
   With this setup both firejail and Dropbox work as expected, but look at the results of the following commands:

So there must be something on my system which tries to load Dropbox in firejail if I just type dropbox (rather than the full path). I do have a file /usr/bin/env but I have no idea what it is (see attached)

Any idea what might be going on?

Thanks

Bert

On Fri, May 22, 2020, at 18:15, glitsj16 wrote:

It sounds as if you're using firecfg, which uses a symlinked /usr/local/bin/dropbox to provide desktop integration. If you don't want that, just remove the symlink. Or you can call Dropbox by its full path via firejail /usr/bin/dropbox <arguments>. Can you provide output of that command here so we can determine what might be the problem? What OS is this?

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<!-- gh-comment-id:633063299 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): Thanks for the speedy reply. I am running Linux Mint 19.3 64-bit. I had reverted ot 0.9.59 but for testing did the following: 1. Uninstalled firejail 2. Uninstalled Dropbox 3. Reinstalled Dropbox - version 97.4.467 4. Reinstalled firejail 0.9.62-1 5. Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox 6. Rebooted With this setup both firejail and Dropbox work as expected, but look at the results of the following commands: So there must be something on my system which tries to load Dropbox in firejail if I just type dropbox (rather than the full path). I do have a file /usr/bin/env but I have no idea what it is (see attached) Any idea what might be going on? Thanks Bert On Fri, May 22, 2020, at 18:15, glitsj16 wrote: > > It sounds as if you're using `firecfg`, which uses a symlinked /usr/local/bin/dropbox to provide desktop integration. If you don't want that, just remove the symlink. Or you can call Dropbox by its full path via `firejail /usr/bin/dropbox <arguments>`. Can you provide output of that command here so we can determine what might be the problem? What OS is this? > > — > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431#issuecomment-632961242>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALLYYRNUSTHRIIAVPCHD2CLRS4PTVANCNFSM4NIGJOFA>. >

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

@bertradio looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… .

finds grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications any files?

what shows which dropbox?

Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox

Where?

<!-- gh-comment-id:633067116 --> @rusty-snake commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): @bertradio looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… . finds `grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications` any files? what shows `which dropbox`? > Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox Where?

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

/home/bert/.local/share/applications has no files named dropbox

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:40, rusty-snake wrote:

@bertradio https://github.com/bertradio looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… .

finds grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications any files?

what shows which dropbox?

Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox

Where?

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<!-- gh-comment-id:633068103 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): /home/bert/.local/share/applications has no files named dropbox On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:40, rusty-snake wrote: > > @bertradio <https://github.com/bertradio> looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… . > finds `grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications` any files? > what shows `which dropbox`? >> Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox > Where? > — > You are receiving this because you were mentioned. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431#issuecomment-633067116>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALLYYRIBDOJHEXDLVXBU433RS7N43ANCNFSM4NIGJOFA>.

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

sorry, wrong command. I meangrep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications/*.

<!-- gh-comment-id:633071298 --> @rusty-snake commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): sorry, wrong command. I mean`grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications/*`.

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

Changed the startup path in Startup Applications (accessible from the Mint menu)

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:44, Bert Kleinman wrote:

/home/bert/.local/share/applications has no files named dropbox

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:40, rusty-snake wrote:

@bertradio https://github.com/bertradio looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… .

finds grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications any files?

what shows which dropbox?

Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox

Where?

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<!-- gh-comment-id:633071340 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020): Changed the startup path in Startup Applications (accessible from the Mint menu) On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:44, Bert Kleinman wrote: > /home/bert/.local/share/applications has no files named dropbox > > On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 07:40, rusty-snake wrote: >> >> @bertradio <https://github.com/bertradio> looks like github filters attachments. I can see your screenshots/log-files/… . >> finds `grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications` any files? >> what shows `which dropbox`? >>> Changed the startup path for Dropbox to /usr/bin/dropbox >> Where? >> >> — >> You are receiving this because you were mentioned. >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431#issuecomment-633067116>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALLYYRIBDOJHEXDLVXBU433RS7N43ANCNFSM4NIGJOFA>. >> >

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (May 23, 2020):

Found the problem. There was a file named dropbox in /usr/local/bin which was running when I typed dropbox rather than the one in /usr/bin. That was the file which was causing dropbox to try to run in firejail. When I renamed this file, the problem went away. Not sure how this file got into /usr/local/bin but the date on the file was last December. Also don't understand why I did not have this problem with 0.9.59.

In any event, now all is working as it should with 0.9.62.

Thanks

Bert

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:04, Bert Kleinman wrote:

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:02, rusty-snake wrote:

sorry, wrong command. I meangrep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications/*.

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020):

Looking further in my logs I see that I did at one time run firecfg and that's what probably put the link in /usr/local/bin along with links to a lot of other programs.

So it appears the fault was mine, not firejail's.

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 12:06, Bert Kleinman wrote:

Found the problem. There was a file named dropbox in /usr/local/bin which was running when I typed dropbox rather than the one in /usr/bin. That was the file which was causing dropbox to try to run in firejail. When I renamed this file, the problem went away. Not sure how this file got into /usr/local/bin but the date on the file was last December. Also don't understand why I did not have this problem with 0.9.59.

In any event, now all is working as it should with 0.9.62.

Thanks

Bert

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:04, Bert Kleinman wrote:

On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:02, rusty-snake wrote:

sorry, wrong command. I meangrep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications/*.

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<!-- gh-comment-id:633335223 --> @bertradio commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020): Looking further in my logs I see that I did at one time run firecfg and that's what probably put the link in /usr/local/bin along with links to a lot of other programs. So it appears the fault was mine, not firejail's. On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 12:06, Bert Kleinman wrote: > Found the problem. There was a file named dropbox in /usr/local/bin which was running when I typed dropbox rather than the one in /usr/bin. That was the file which was causing dropbox to try to run in firejail. When I renamed this file, the problem went away. Not sure how this file got into /usr/local/bin but the date on the file was last December. Also don't understand why I did not have this problem with 0.9.59. > > In any event, now all is working as it should with 0.9.62. > > Thanks > > Bert > > On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:04, Bert Kleinman wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 23, 2020, at 08:02, rusty-snake wrote: >>> >>> sorry, wrong command. I mean`grep -l dropbox ~/.local/share/applications/*`. >>> >>> — >>> You are receiving this because you were mentioned. >>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/3431#issuecomment-633071298>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ALLYYRJTLHLEYOL7BX2QHJTRS7QO7ANCNFSM4NIGJOFA>. >>> >> >> *Attachments:* >> * image.png > > > *Attachments:* > * image.png

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2020):

still an issue?

<!-- gh-comment-id:659223259 --> @rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2020): still an issue?

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@bertradio commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2020):

No. The problem was that at some time I had run firecfg which created a bunch of links.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, at 00:45, rusty-snake wrote:

still an issue?

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