strange directories in /run/user/1000 on Ubuntu 22.04 x86_64 Jammy Jellyfish

dtabor · 09-04-2023, 04:03 PM

Hello,

I have some strange directories in /run/user/1000 that are not readable by root.

root@artemis:/run/user/1000# ls -lart
ls: cannot access 'doc': Permission denied
ls: cannot access 'gvfs': Permission denied
total 8
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? gvfs
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? doc

from /etc/passwd:

dtabor:x:1000:1000:David Tabor,,,:/home/dtabor:/bin/bash

That's me.

Are these legitimate or should I be concerned.
Thanks,
Dave

michaelk · 09-04-2023, 06:29 PM

Yes, no.

GVFS i.e. Gnome Virtual Filesystem is a FUSE filesystem which with the right back-ends allow you to access samba, sftp, and other protocols like a regular filesystem from the file browser. As far as I understand how it works due to the nature of FUSE only the owner can access the directory. I assume the doc directory is part of FUSE.

yancek · 09-05-2023, 04:10 AM

Nothing to be concerned about, explained by michaelk above. When I go to the /run/user/1000 directory on Ubuntu 20.04, the directory is empty. If I have an iphone attached, there will be 2 sub-directories, one to access data and one to access photos.

dtabor · 09-12-2023, 07:11 AM

Thanks all. This thread is resolved.