Bug 431424

Summary:	Does not launch applications in root as working directory, not home directory
Product:	[Plasma] krunner	Reporter:	zocker.network
Component:	general	Assignee:	Alexander Lohnau <alexander.lohnau>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.20.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description zocker.network 2021-01-11 09:02:33 UTC

SUMMARY
After updating the system as usual (using Debian testing with exceptional unstable packages but no unstable kde packages) and rebooting, krunner does now launch applications, in particular terminal emulators where it may be important, in root "/" as working directory instead of home "~".

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open krunner
2. Launch "xterm" from krunner
3. Run "pwd" in xterm

OBSERVED RESULT
launched in "/"

EXPECTED RESULT
launched in "/home/<USER>", same as "~"

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian testing (all packages were updated while submitting this bug)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.77.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- As I did not change anything on my system like how krunner gets launched etc., I assume this bug was caused by an package upgrade of KDE packages.
- Also while this behavior has changed, I have not changed any "system setting" like fstab, systemd related, etc. by hand, only and only if by package upgrades.

Comment 1 zocker.network 2021-01-11 09:07:37 UTC

MORE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

- Using other KDE components like the application launcher of the KWin panel (a.k.a. start menu), applications will be started in home as working directory as expected.

Comment 2 Alexander Lohnau 2021-01-11 13:53:23 UTC

Seems like a duplicate of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=429435

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-01-12 00:58:33 UTC

Yup.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 429435 ***