Change app run as root or non-root fixed

November 08, 2025 — BarryK

Forum members vtpup and Caramel have reported this problem:

If doing it in a terminal, if the app is currently running as root, you can flip like this, for the example of firefox:

# setup-client firefox=true

...then firefox will run as user "firefox". Or, vice-versa, to change back to root:

# setup-client firefox=false

The same thing can be achieved by GUI, via "Login & Security Manager" in the System menu.

Except, that it wasn't working. I had redesigned script /usr/local/clients/setup-client, and a bug crept in. That redesign was reported here:

Now fixed.

Tags: easy