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How to run gsettings for another user Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
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I am trying to run gsettings for another user in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. Specifically, I am attempting to prevent the user's screen from locking. This will be run as part of a bash script. The commands I am using are:
su someuser
dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Because this is run via ssh, I am opening with dbus-launch to start dbus then attempting a simple call to gsettings. However, I get the error:
dbus[22652]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/run/user/1000" is owned by uid 1000, not our uid 1001
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.836: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
To confirm that the UIDs are being mismatched I checked the /run/user directory:
ls -lah /run/user
Which outputs:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Apr 16 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 900 Apr 16 14:25 ..
drwx------ 4 adminuser adminuser 100 Apr 16 14:25 1000
drwx------ 11 someuser someuser 260 Apr 16 12:26 1001
I also tried using sudo:
sudo -u "someuser" dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Which gives the errors:
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.135: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-WARNING **: 14:33:41.152: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code2: Cannot open dconf database: Failed to open file “/home/adminuser/.config/dconf/user”: Permission denied
Which leads to the question, why is gsettings trying to run for adminuser instead of someuser and how can it be directed to run for someuser by adminuser over SSH?
command-line gsettings
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I am trying to run gsettings for another user in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. Specifically, I am attempting to prevent the user's screen from locking. This will be run as part of a bash script. The commands I am using are:
su someuser
dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Because this is run via ssh, I am opening with dbus-launch to start dbus then attempting a simple call to gsettings. However, I get the error:
dbus[22652]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/run/user/1000" is owned by uid 1000, not our uid 1001
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.836: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
To confirm that the UIDs are being mismatched I checked the /run/user directory:
ls -lah /run/user
Which outputs:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Apr 16 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 900 Apr 16 14:25 ..
drwx------ 4 adminuser adminuser 100 Apr 16 14:25 1000
drwx------ 11 someuser someuser 260 Apr 16 12:26 1001
I also tried using sudo:
sudo -u "someuser" dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Which gives the errors:
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.135: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-WARNING **: 14:33:41.152: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code2: Cannot open dconf database: Failed to open file “/home/adminuser/.config/dconf/user”: Permission denied
Which leads to the question, why is gsettings trying to run for adminuser instead of someuser and how can it be directed to run for someuser by adminuser over SSH?
command-line gsettings
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
asked 5 hours ago
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2
Trysudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...
– steeldriver
5 hours ago
It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.
– user2395126
5 hours ago
add a comment |
I am trying to run gsettings for another user in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. Specifically, I am attempting to prevent the user's screen from locking. This will be run as part of a bash script. The commands I am using are:
su someuser
dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Because this is run via ssh, I am opening with dbus-launch to start dbus then attempting a simple call to gsettings. However, I get the error:
dbus[22652]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/run/user/1000" is owned by uid 1000, not our uid 1001
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.836: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
To confirm that the UIDs are being mismatched I checked the /run/user directory:
ls -lah /run/user
Which outputs:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Apr 16 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 900 Apr 16 14:25 ..
drwx------ 4 adminuser adminuser 100 Apr 16 14:25 1000
drwx------ 11 someuser someuser 260 Apr 16 12:26 1001
I also tried using sudo:
sudo -u "someuser" dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Which gives the errors:
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.135: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-WARNING **: 14:33:41.152: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code2: Cannot open dconf database: Failed to open file “/home/adminuser/.config/dconf/user”: Permission denied
Which leads to the question, why is gsettings trying to run for adminuser instead of someuser and how can it be directed to run for someuser by adminuser over SSH?
command-line gsettings
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
I am trying to run gsettings for another user in Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. Specifically, I am attempting to prevent the user's screen from locking. This will be run as part of a bash script. The commands I am using are:
su someuser
dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Because this is run via ssh, I am opening with dbus-launch to start dbus then attempting a simple call to gsettings. However, I get the error:
dbus[22652]: Unable to set up transient service directory: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR "/run/user/1000" is owned by uid 1000, not our uid 1001
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.830: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22650): dconf-CRITICAL **: 11:11:27.836: unable to create directory '/run/user/1000/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
To confirm that the UIDs are being mismatched I checked the /run/user directory:
ls -lah /run/user
Which outputs:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Apr 16 14:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 900 Apr 16 14:25 ..
drwx------ 4 adminuser adminuser 100 Apr 16 14:25 1000
drwx------ 11 someuser someuser 260 Apr 16 12:26 1001
I also tried using sudo:
sudo -u "someuser" dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
Which gives the errors:
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.124: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-CRITICAL **: 14:33:41.135: unable to create directory '/home/adminuser/.cache/dconf': Permission denied. dconf will not work properly.
(process:22264): dconf-WARNING **: 14:33:41.152: failed to commit changes to dconf: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._g_2dfile_2derror_2dquark.Code2: Cannot open dconf database: Failed to open file “/home/adminuser/.config/dconf/user”: Permission denied
Which leads to the question, why is gsettings trying to run for adminuser instead of someuser and how can it be directed to run for someuser by adminuser over SSH?
command-line gsettings
command-line gsettings
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
edited 5 hours ago
terdon♦
67.8k13140223
67.8k13140223
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
asked 5 hours ago
user2395126user2395126
1233
1233
2
Trysudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...
– steeldriver
5 hours ago
It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.
– user2395126
5 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Trysudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...
– steeldriver
5 hours ago
It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.
– user2395126
5 hours ago
2
2
Try
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...– steeldriver
5 hours ago
Try
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...– steeldriver
5 hours ago
It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.
– user2395126
5 hours ago
It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.
– user2395126
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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The issue here is related to Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications? i.e. that by default, sudo does not change $HOME to that of the target user.
You can change that using the -H (--set-home) option:
-H, --set-home
Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
variable to the home directory specified by the target user's
password database entry. Depending on the policy, this may
be the default behavior.
So
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
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The issue here is related to Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications? i.e. that by default, sudo does not change $HOME to that of the target user.
You can change that using the -H (--set-home) option:
-H, --set-home
Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
variable to the home directory specified by the target user's
password database entry. Depending on the policy, this may
be the default behavior.
So
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
answered 4 hours ago
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The issue here is related to Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications? i.e. that by default, sudo does not change $HOME to that of the target user.
You can change that using the -H (--set-home) option:
-H, --set-home
Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
variable to the home directory specified by the target user's
password database entry. Depending on the policy, this may
be the default behavior.
So
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
answered 4 hours ago
steeldriversteeldriver
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The issue here is related to Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications? i.e. that by default, sudo does not change $HOME to that of the target user.
You can change that using the -H (--set-home) option:
-H, --set-home
Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
variable to the home directory specified by the target user's
password database entry. Depending on the policy, this may
be the default behavior.
So
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
answered 4 hours ago
steeldriversteeldriver
70.9k11115187
The issue here is related to Why should users never use normal sudo to start graphical applications? i.e. that by default, sudo does not change $HOME to that of the target user.
You can change that using the -H (--set-home) option:
-H, --set-home
Request that the security policy set the HOME environment
variable to the home directory specified by the target user's
password database entry. Depending on the policy, this may
be the default behavior.
So
sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false
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