Bug 464139

Summary: Filelight cannot calculate file size of /var/lib/docker
Product: [Applications] filelight Reporter: Guo Yunhe <i>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: martin.sandsmark, sitter
Priority: NOR    
Version: 22.12.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Guo Yunhe 2023-01-11 10:51:16 UTC 
SUMMARY

/var/lib/docker needs root permission to read the content. So Filelight cannot calculate the size.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install docker
2. Run: docker pull mysql
3. Run: filelight /var/lib

OBSERVED RESULT
Filelight will ignore the size of /var/lib/docker

EXPECTED RESULT
Filelight should show the size of /var/lib/docker

When meet folders/files require extra permission, Filelight can use PolicyKit to get root permission, and re-run the scanning.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2023-01-11 12:20:28 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 434188 ***