[ubuntu-za] Snaps can't access files outside Home

[Frank Sokolic]

Hi Wesley,

Thanks for the response but the problem isn't due to errors on the USB 
drive. I can't access ANY files or directories outside my home directory 
with snap packages.

If I go to Ubuntu Software and type in Inkscape (or GIMP or Chromium) 
and highlight the installed package there is a Permissions button but 
there is no option to access files and directories outside the home folder.

Frank.

On 26/07/2018 09:29, Wesley Werner wrote:
> Frank
>
> If there are errors on the usb drive it could be remounted as 
> read-only, check if your usb drive needs repair:
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/953032/cannot-write-and-delete-files-on-usb-drive
>
> --
> Regards
> Wesley Werner
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 1:06 PM Frank Sokolic 
> <sokolic at worldonline.co.za <mailto:sokolic at worldonline.co.za>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I've got Chromium, Inkscape and GIMP installed as snaps on Ubuntu
>     18.04
>     but when using these snaps I can't access any files or directories
>     outside my home directory. This is frustrating as it means, for
>     example,
>     that I can't read and write files on a flash drive when using GIMP or
>     Inkscape. Does anyone know how to set the permissions to get
>     around this?
>
>     Thanks, Frank.
>
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