@arky, you should take a look at /etc/passwd and /etc/group. Typically your regular account will have its own group. Eg:
In /etc/passwd, a typical user will have: $ grep ubuntu /etc/passwd ubuntu:x:1000:1000:Ubuntu:/home/ubuntu:/bin/bash $ grep 1000 /etc/group ubuntu:x:1000: You should verify that /etc/group has: arky:x:1000: If it doesn't, then do: $ sudo addgroup --gid 1000 arky I suspect that /etc/passwd has: ubuntu:x:1000:0:<something>:/home/arky:/bin/bash Adjust that to be: ubuntu:x:1000:1000:<something>:/home/arky:/bin/bash (where '<something>' you just leave alone). You can now try to login via a tty to make sure it works (eg, ctrl+alt+F3). If it does, then you should: $ sudo chgrp -R arky /home/arky Then logout and back in. Good luck! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1760416 Title: dropping privs did not work: Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1760416/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
