permission denied ... bitcoin in Runaway exception #73

issue songproducer opened this issue on August 25, 2020

songproducer commented at 5:32 AM on August 25, 2020: none

Expected behavior For it to work

For a new wallet to be created Actual behavior an error msg: "A fatal error occurred. Bitcoin can no longer continue safely and will quit."

bitcoin-core.qt 
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EXCEPTION: N5boost10filesystem16filesystem_errorE       
boost::filesystem::create_directory: Permission denied: "/mnt/2c094727-1118-4a5b-ab85-2169901da8e9/bitcoin/blocks"       
bitcoin in Runaway exception       


**To reproduce**
run bitcoin-core.qt from terminal

**System information**
Ubuntu 19.10
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snap store
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6TB hard drive
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ubuntu-wayland

songproducer added the label Bug on Aug 25, 2020
MarcoFalke commented at 5:39 AM on August 25, 2020: contributor

To solve removable media permission errors while using the Bitcoin Core snap, see https://snapcraft.io/docs/removable-media-interface . I.e. snap connect bitcoin-core:removable-media
MarcoFalke closed this on Aug 25, 2020
bitcoin-core locked this on Feb 15, 2022

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