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What is steam_exec_test.sh and why is it trying to write to my /boot/EFI?

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9343 · opened 2023-04-13 by uwzis · updated 2023-04-13 · 2 comments · github
Uuwzis 2023-04-13 github

I am very concerned about this script. Why would Steam need to access my boot-loader's directory?? Steam is still closed source unfortunately and I and many others would like an answer.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-04-13 github

Hello @uwzis, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/8081#issuecomment-954352996 notes that Steam is looking at /proc/mounts to generate the list of potential partitions that could be used to add a secondary Steam library folder and this basic test is to check if your regular unprivileged user is allowed to write an executable file to it. Trying and failing to write to /boot/EFI should be harmless.

This issue is already being tracked at #3414. Closing in favor of the older issue report.

Uuwzis 2023-04-13 github

The more you know