[GH-ISSUE #917] Applications opening as superuser mode #622

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opened 2026-05-05 06:17:55 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @hethkar on GitHub (Nov 17, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/917

When i open firejai firefox firejail vlc the applications are opening as superuser mode.
firefox as superuser mode https://i.imgur.com/x8EazKR.png
Same case for vlc,opera,deluge,chromium,thunderbird too.
This existed in the firejail version provided in distro repos. So i installed the latest deb(firejail_0.9.44_1_amd64.deb) and still facing the same problem.
Firejail version: firejail version 0.9.44
Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit)

Originally created by @hethkar on GitHub (Nov 17, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/917 When i open `firejai firefox` `firejail vlc` the applications are opening as superuser mode. firefox as superuser mode [https://i.imgur.com/x8EazKR.png](url) Same case for vlc,opera,deluge,chromium,thunderbird too. This existed in the firejail version provided in distro repos. So i installed the latest deb(firejail_0.9.44_1_amd64.deb) and still facing the same problem. Firejail version: firejail version 0.9.44 Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit)
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@valoq commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2016):

This is a known issue in mate: #258
The applications are actually run as a normal user.
You can verify this by running ps -ef

<!-- gh-comment-id:261350779 --> @valoq commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2016): This is a known issue in mate: #258 The applications are actually run as a normal user. You can verify this by running ps -ef
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@hethkar commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2016):

@valoq thanks

<!-- gh-comment-id:261483029 --> @hethkar commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2016): @valoq thanks
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