[GH-ISSUE #1281] [firecfg 0.9.46] non-admin users can't fix their desktop files #871

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opened 2026-05-05 07:00:36 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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2026-05-05 07:00:36 -06:00

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Originally created by @xenopeek on GitHub (May 18, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1281

With firecfg 0.9.46 the --fix option has been removed. This causes problems for any non-admin user accounts. They can no longer fix their desktop files because firecfg now requires sudo.

When running sudo firecfg it creates both the links in /usr/local/bin/ and fixes the desktop files for the current user account. For non-admin user accounts firecfg --fix could be used in the past to also fix their desktop files. When running firecfg without sudo it replies:

Error: cannot set the symbolic links in /usr/local/bin
The proper way to run this command is "sudo firecfg".

How then are non-admin user accounts supposed to fix their desktop files?

Originally created by @xenopeek on GitHub (May 18, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1281 With firecfg 0.9.46 the `--fix` option has been removed. This causes problems for any non-admin user accounts. They can no longer fix their desktop files because firecfg now requires sudo. When running `sudo firecfg` it creates both the links in /usr/local/bin/ and fixes the desktop files _for the current user account_. For non-admin user accounts `firecfg --fix` could be used in the past to also fix their desktop files. When running firecfg without sudo it replies: ``` Error: cannot set the symbolic links in /usr/local/bin The proper way to run this command is "sudo firecfg". ``` How then are non-admin user accounts supposed to fix their desktop files?

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2026-05-05 07:00:41 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (May 18, 2017):

You are right, we will have to bring it back.

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (May 18, 2017): You are right, we will have to bring it back.

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2026-05-05 07:00:43 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2017):

Fixed!

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (May 19, 2017): Fixed!

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