[PR #6677] [CLOSED] docs: clarify to run "sudo firecfg" as a normal (desktop) user #6118

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Original PR: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/pull/6677
Author: @kmk3
Created: 3/7/2025
Status: ❌ Closed

Base: master ← Head: docs-clarify-firecfg-user

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2aed3ce docs: clarify to run "sudo firecfg" as a normal (desktop) user

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2 files changed (+10 additions, -0 deletions)

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📝 README.md (+5 -0)
📝 src/man/firecfg.1.in (+5 -0)

📄 Description

End users following the steps for desktop integration may end up running
sudo firecfg as root (or as a similar account) rather than as a normal
desktop user.

In that case, programs opened through a desktop launcher would still not
be running under firejail, which might surprise users.

So clarify that sudo firecfg should be executed as a normal (desktop)
user for desktop integration.

Relates to #6657.

Kind of relates to #5812.

Reported-by: @ginto37

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/pull/6677 **Author:** [@kmk3](https://github.com/kmk3) **Created:** 3/7/2025 **Status:** ❌ Closed **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `docs-clarify-firecfg-user` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`2aed3ce`](https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/2aed3ce0e327412dded53cef2ea683724b2b108a) docs: clarify to run "sudo firecfg" as a normal (desktop) user ### 📊 Changes **2 files changed** (+10 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+5 -0) 📝 `src/man/firecfg.1.in` (+5 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description End users following the steps for desktop integration may end up running `sudo firecfg` as root (or as a similar account) rather than as a normal desktop user. In that case, programs opened through a desktop launcher would still not be running under firejail, which might surprise users. So clarify that `sudo firecfg` should be executed as a normal (desktop) user for desktop integration. Relates to #6657. Kind of relates to #5812. Reported-by: @ginto37 --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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