Bug#732209: dconf-CRITICAL **: unable to create file '/run/user/1000/dconf/user': Permission denied.

[Michael Biebl]

Am 14.04.2016 um 17:47 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> Am 14.04.2016 um 17:34 schrieb Michael Biebl:
> 
>> To verify that point:
>> Open a shell
>> unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
>> gksu xterm
>> → XDG_RUNTIME_DIR won't be set
>>
>> I studied the su man page and it resets
>> $HOME, $SHELL, $USER, $LOGNAME, $PATH, and $IFS
>> Contrary to sudo, which by default clears the environment (or pkexec).
> 
> Found this
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794972
> 
> Contrary to what's been mentioned in the bug report, I can not confirm
> that "su" resets XDG_RUNTIME_DIR in Debian.

To summarize: The issue happens if you run
su <command>
gksu <command>
because it doesn't clear the environment.

If you use
su -l <command> (or su - <command>)
gksu -l <command>
you get a login-like session with the environment reset.

So, if you insist on using su or gksu to run X/GNOME applications (which
is imho not a good idea), I would suggest that you use it only in
combination with "-l".




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