The installation script was failing with "Permission denied" when trying
to create the config directory in another user's home directory.
Fixes:
1. Added home directory existence check before creating config
2. Use sudo -u to create directory as target user when needed
3. Use sudo tee to write config file (handles all permission scenarios)
4. Use sudo for sed command to modify the created config file
5. Always set proper ownership and permissions after creation
This fixes the "mkdir: cannot create directory '/home/kiosk': Permission denied" error.
Now the script will:
- Verify target user's home directory exists (fail gracefully if not)
- Create config directory as the target user
- Write config file with sudo to avoid permission issues
- Set proper ownership (user:user) and permissions (755 dir, 644 file)
The installation script had a critical bug where it created the config
directory in the script runner's home directory instead of the target
user's home directory. This caused "permission denied" errors when the
systemd service tried to run as the target user.
Changes:
- Fixed CONFIG_DIR to use $TARGET_HOME instead of $HOME
- Updated config path replacements to use $TARGET_HOME
- Added ownership change after config creation when running as different user
- Created fix_talkkonnect_permissions.sh script to repair existing installations
- Added comprehensive TALKKONNECT_SETUP.md with troubleshooting guide
This fixes the "open /home/user/.config/talkkonnect/talkkonnect.xml: permission denied" error.
Claude