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[GH-ISSUE #4931] w3m doesn´t work any more #2825

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opened 2026-05-05 09:28:46 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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2026-05-05 09:28:46 -06:00

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Originally created by @Rosika2 on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4931

Hi all,

after the latest update of firejail (version 0.9.68) the w3m command-line browser doesn´t work any more, at least not like it used to.

example:

firejail w3m "https://itsfoss.community/"
Error: cannot access profile file: disable-passwdmgr.inc

So w3m won´t open at all.

Can anybody help me?
Thanks a lot in advance.

Many greetings from Rosika

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My system: Linux Lubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, 64 bit

Originally created by @Rosika2 on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4931 Hi all, after the latest update of firejail (version 0.9.68) the **w3m** command-line browser doesn´t work any more, at least not like it used to. example: ``` firejail w3m "https://itsfoss.community/" Error: cannot access profile file: disable-passwdmgr.inc ``` So **w3m** won´t open at all. Can anybody help me? Thanks a lot in advance. Many greetings from Rosika P.S.: My system: Linux Lubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, 64 bit

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

03395e10bf/RELNOTES (L62)

If you added include disable-passwdmgr.inc in any of your .locals, you must remove it:

sed "/^include disable-passwdmgr.inc/d" ~/.config/firejail/*.local

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/blob/03395e10bfd597eff5e324be53e24eb44898db98/RELNOTES#L62 If you added `include disable-passwdmgr.inc` in any of your .locals, you must remove it: ```bash sed "/^include disable-passwdmgr.inc/d" ~/.config/firejail/*.local ```

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2026-05-05 09:28:50 -06:00

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

Error: cannot access profile file: disable-passwdmgr.inc

The disable-passwdmgr.inc file doesn't seem to exist in current git. There are a few references to it in etc-fixes/0.9.52, etc-fixes/0.9.58 and etc-fixes/0.9.60 but those are pretty dated by now. Do you still have that file on your current firejail setup? Maybe something you added yourself in ~/.config/firejail? If so, can you show us the content here please?

@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): > Error: cannot access profile file: disable-passwdmgr.inc The `disable-passwdmgr.inc` file doesn't seem to exist in current git. There are a few references to it in [etc-fixes/0.9.52](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/tree/master/etc-fixes/0.9.52), [etc-fixes/0.9.58](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/tree/master/etc-fixes/0.9.58) and [etc-fixes/0.9.60](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/tree/master/etc-fixes/0.9.60) but those are pretty dated by now. Do you still have that file on your current firejail setup? Maybe something you added yourself in ~/.config/firejail? If so, can you show us the content here please?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:28:51 -06:00

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@Rosika2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

Hi again and thanks for your replies.

@rusty-snake and @glitsj16 :

If you added include disable-passwdmgr.inc in any of your .locals, you must remove it:
Uh, that might be the case. Thanks for pointing that out.

Indeed I have a w3m.profile in /home/rosika/.config/firejail/ and it contains
include disable-passwdmgr.inc.

At present it looks like this:

# Firejail profile for w3m
# Description: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support
# This file is overwritten after every install/update
quiet
# Persistent local customizations
include w3m.local
# Persistent global definitions
include globals.local

# Add the next lines to your w3m.local if you want to use w3m-img on a vconsole.
#ignore nogroups
#ignore private-dev
#ignore private-etc

noblacklist ${HOME}/.w3m

blacklist /tmp/.X11-unix
blacklist ${RUNUSER}/wayland-*

# Allow /bin/sh (blacklisted by disable-shell.inc)
include allow-bin-sh.inc

# Allow perl (blacklisted by disable-interpreters.inc)
include allow-perl.inc

include disable-common.inc
include disable-devel.inc
include disable-exec.inc
include disable-interpreters.inc
include disable-passwdmgr.inc
include disable-programs.inc
include disable-shell.inc
include disable-xdg.inc

mkdir ${HOME}/.w3m
whitelist /usr/share/w3m
whitelist ${DOWNLOADS}
whitelist ${HOME}/.w3m
include whitelist-runuser-common.inc
include whitelist-usr-share-common.inc
include whitelist-var-common.inc

caps.drop all
ipc-namespace
machine-id
netfilter
no3d
nodvd
nogroups
noinput
nonewprivs
noroot
nosound
notv
nou2f
novideo
protocol unix,inet,inet6
seccomp
shell none
tracelog

disable-mnt
#private-bin perl,sh,w3m
private-cache
private-dev
private-etc alternatives,ca-certificates,crypto-policies,mailcap,nsswitch.conf,pki,resolv.conf,ssl
private-tmp

dbus-user none
dbus-system none

memory-deny-write-execute

So would it be best to comment that line out?

Tnx a lot.
Many greetings
Rosika

@Rosika2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): Hi again and thanks for your replies. @rusty-snake and @glitsj16 : > If you added include disable-passwdmgr.inc in any of your .locals, you must remove it: Uh, that might be the case. Thanks for pointing that out. Indeed I have a `w3m.profile` in `/home/rosika/.config/firejail/` and it contains `include disable-passwdmgr.inc`. At present it looks like this: ``` # Firejail profile for w3m # Description: WWW browsable pager with excellent tables/frames support # This file is overwritten after every install/update quiet # Persistent local customizations include w3m.local # Persistent global definitions include globals.local # Add the next lines to your w3m.local if you want to use w3m-img on a vconsole. #ignore nogroups #ignore private-dev #ignore private-etc noblacklist ${HOME}/.w3m blacklist /tmp/.X11-unix blacklist ${RUNUSER}/wayland-* # Allow /bin/sh (blacklisted by disable-shell.inc) include allow-bin-sh.inc # Allow perl (blacklisted by disable-interpreters.inc) include allow-perl.inc include disable-common.inc include disable-devel.inc include disable-exec.inc include disable-interpreters.inc include disable-passwdmgr.inc include disable-programs.inc include disable-shell.inc include disable-xdg.inc mkdir ${HOME}/.w3m whitelist /usr/share/w3m whitelist ${DOWNLOADS} whitelist ${HOME}/.w3m include whitelist-runuser-common.inc include whitelist-usr-share-common.inc include whitelist-var-common.inc caps.drop all ipc-namespace machine-id netfilter no3d nodvd nogroups noinput nonewprivs noroot nosound notv nou2f novideo protocol unix,inet,inet6 seccomp shell none tracelog disable-mnt #private-bin perl,sh,w3m private-cache private-dev private-etc alternatives,ca-certificates,crypto-policies,mailcap,nsswitch.conf,pki,resolv.conf,ssl private-tmp dbus-user none dbus-system none memory-deny-write-execute ``` So would it be best to comment that line out? Tnx a lot. Many greetings Rosika

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:28:52 -06:00

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@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

So would it be best to comment that line out?

Just remove it, the include no longer exists.

w3m.profile in /home/rosika/.config/firejail

This is the same as w3m.profile except for private-bin commented.
Maybe just delete it and create w3m.local with ignore private-bin.

@rusty-snake commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): > So would it be best to comment that line out? Just remove it, the include no longer exists. > w3m.profile in /home/rosika/.config/firejail This is the same as w3m.profile except for private-bin commented. Maybe just delete it and create `w3m.local` with `ignore private-bin`.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 09:28:52 -06:00

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@Rosika2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022):

@rusty-snake:

Thank you very much.
I completely removed the lline include disable-passwdmgr.incand now w3m opens up as it used to.
So everything´s fine again.

Thanks again to both of you for your very quick and qualified help. It´s highly appreciated.

Have a nice weekend and many greetings.
Rosika

@Rosika2 commented on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022): @rusty-snake: Thank you **very** much. I completely removed the lline `include disable-passwdmgr.inc`and now `w3m` opens up as it used to. So everything´s fine again. Thanks again to both of you for your very quick and qualified help. It´s **highly** appreciated. Have a nice weekend and many greetings. Rosika

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