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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?










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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?










share|improve this question



















  • 2





    Try sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...

    – steeldriver
    4 hours ago












  • It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.

    – user2395126
    4 hours ago













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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?










share|improve this question
















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?







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    Try sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...

    – steeldriver
    4 hours ago












  • It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.

    – user2395126
    4 hours ago












  • 2





    Try sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...

    – steeldriver
    4 hours ago












  • It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.

    – user2395126
    4 hours ago







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Try sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...

– steeldriver
4 hours ago






Try sudo -Hu someuser dbus-launch ...

– steeldriver
4 hours ago














It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.

– user2395126
4 hours ago





It works! Post as an answer and I will accept it.

– user2395126
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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





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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





        share|improve this answer













        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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