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Steam reports missing file privileges incorrectly

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11806 · opened 2025-03-09 by betalars · updated 2025-03-22 · 2 comments · github
Bbetalars 2025-03-09 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1738026274
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): nixos
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: NO
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs:
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/cef_log.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/systemperfmanager.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/systemdockmanager.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/systemaudiomanager.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/systemdisplaymanager.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamui_update.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/workshop_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/remote_connections.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/librarysharing_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/sitelicense_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/timedtrial_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/connection_log_7777.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/transport_client.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/transport_steamui.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamui_system.previous.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/text_filter_log.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/parental_log.previous.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/client_networkmanager.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/systemmanager.previous.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/bootstrap_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/controller.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/controller.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamui.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/connection_log.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/connection_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/shader_log.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/shader_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamwebhelper.log
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/appinfo_log.previous.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/console-linux.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamui_login.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/webhelper.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/webhelper_gpu.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/gameprocess_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/steamui_librarycache.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/console_log.previous.txt
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/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/cloud_log.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/cloud_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/content_log.previous.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/content_log.txt
/home/betalars/.steam/steam/logs/cef_log.txt
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam thinks it has no file privileges for the secondary steam library despite the fact that it should have the file privileges. I have not verified all the files, but many files and everything seems to check out. The library is mounted on a secondary drive at ~/Data/steam-library

I have also checked to make sure steam runs as the correct user and it does.

Steam can neither run nor update any of these games. As my primary drive is pretty full right now, this renders steam unusable for me.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

n/a

Bbetalars 2025-03-09 github

Okay the commons folder had no owner for some reason, I fixed that and now it says disk write error.

Bbetalars 2025-03-22 github

It now also says disk write error in my home directory. Steam is now completely bricked.

Nothing extracted yet.