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#1 2010-02-18 18:44:29

archiebald
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[SOLVED] Dropbox - can't run as normal user, but as root

I have problems with running dropbox as normal user. I installed dropbox from AUR. It is successfully installed. But when I type in terminal dropboxd I get:

WARNING: Cannot write to "/home/USERNAME/.dropbox/dropbox.pid"

I can run dropboxd as root from terminal, but that way default Dropbox folder is created with root permissions in my /home directory. Is there some way to run dropbox as normal user and having Dropbox folder with permissions for my user?

Last edited by archiebald (2010-02-18 22:50:33)

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#2 2010-02-18 22:20:46

toad
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Re: [SOLVED] Dropbox - can't run as normal user, but as root

Change permissions of /home/USERNAME/.dropbox/


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#3 2010-02-18 22:23:02

pickboy87
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Re: [SOLVED] Dropbox - can't run as normal user, but as root

You probably just have to change the permissions on the folder with chmod. I don't remember exactly what to do with it, but you run something along these lines:

$ chmod a+rwx /path/to/folder

Check out this posting and see if it helps you - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=445213

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#4 2010-02-18 22:50:07

archiebald
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Re: [SOLVED] Dropbox - can't run as normal user, but as root

Thanks toad and pickboy87 for advices. It's my fault, and lack of concetration after long hours of staring at screen. big_smile

Solution is this:

sudo chown -R USERNAME /home/USERNAME/.dropbox

Btw. Ubuntu do all automatically, with Dropbox install, all I need is to follow on screen directions, and next, next.:lol:

edit:
everything works out of the box with dropbox install on other Arch machine i tried, probably I messed something with configuration somewhere before.

Last edited by archiebald (2010-02-18 23:05:13)

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