webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop

Permissions change in Kodi directory after a core.xxxx file dump

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jon-barr commented

Device Type

Windows

Dev Manager Version

1.99.5

Model

55UR8750PSA

webOS Version

webOS 9.2.1

Rooted

No (with Dev Mode)

Bug Description

These files would fill up my TV storage so I always deleted them, but since an update from the TV things changed. Everything works normally but as soon I get one of these files inside the Kodi directory I lose the permission to write/delete in there.

Check the changes in the permission column:

FRESH INSTALL
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ADDONS INSTALLED, EXITED AND OPENED KODI, CORE.6096 APPEARED AND THE PERMISSIONS CHANGED
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PERMISSION DENIED
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Reproduction Steps

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Expected Behavior

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mariotaku commented

Hello! This issue will be address by Kodi team in this issue: xbmc/xbmc#26625

With dev-manager-desktop, you can't delete the core files without root in this case, because the file was not created by user ID used to remotely access webOS.

However, I have a temporary solution for you:

  1. Open "Settings"
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  2. Open "File Manager"
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  3. Select "Add source"
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  4. Select "Browse"
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  5. Select "Home folder", it is the location of your Kodi installation
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  6. After adding the folder, Select "OK" to save the source
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  7. Visit the source you saved, and locate core.* files
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  8. You should be able to delete the files, as it's created by Kodi, you'll be able to delete it too
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Additionally, there are amazing people created addons to deal with core files too. Read more in this issue: xbmc/xbmc#24401

jon-barr commented

Hello, thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, the solution you presented won't wokr either, I forgot to mention it but the permission to delete the core.xxxx file within webOS dev manager goes the same in Kodi file manager, but with a different message in the lines of "Unable to delete the file, check the log for more".

For now, I can still use Kodi just fine, no more core file dumps happened since I reported this issue - which wasn't the case before, dumps would happen until the TV storage was full. Also, addons can still be installed/updated so the lack of permissions goes only as shown.