Public bug reported: Problem: $ hello-world cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_vAgIND/home. errmsg: Permission denied
When /home is a symlink snaps don't work. When /home is a real directory snaps work, see output below Output: marcin@ubuntu:~$ snap list Name Version Rev Developer Notes hello-test 0.01 1 suncheul-kim - hello-world 6.3 27 canonical - ubuntu-core 16.04.1 352 canonical - marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-world cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_eILRgd/home. errmsg: Permission denied marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-test.hello cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_A9iYc5/home. errmsg: Permission denied marcin@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -R /home && sudo mkdir -p /home/${whoami} && sudo chmod ugo+rwx /home/$whoami marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-test.hello Hello, world! marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-world Hello World! marcin@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -R /home && sudo ln -s /media/Dane/.home/ /home marcin@ubuntu:~$ hello-world cannot bind mount /home to /tmp/snap.rootfs_vAgIND/home. errmsg: Permission denied marcin@ubuntu:~$ My configuration: $ ll /home lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Sep 6 20:02 /home -> /media/Dane/.home// As /media/Dane is encrypted with LUKS+ext4 fs. I tried to use hardlink but they are not allowed for directories:( ** Affects: snapd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1621102 Title: /home symlink, snaps don't work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1621102/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs