'Permission denied' when running snap applications on Ubuntu 16.04 as a LDAP user

Question

Is it possible to run snap applications on Ubuntu 16.04 as a LDAP user?

I always get 'permission denied' and I don't know what to do.

$ sudo snap install postman
postman 6.7.1 from Postman, Inc. (postman-inc✓) installed

$ postman
cannot create user data directory: /home/DOMAIN/user/snap/postman/81: Permission denied

It happens for an every snap application, not just Postman.

EDIT:

Same for installing with the --classic flag.

Does it also happen if the ldap user's home directory is just /home/? That being said, you should probably post this question in https://forum.snapcraft.io — Andreas Hasenack, Jan 13 '19 at 15:37
I'm not sure if I can check it on my work computer without everything to be broken — Anton Zaviyalov, Jan 14 '19 at 06:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '20 at 06:58

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Found a solution that actually works. I've run

sudo dpkg-reconfigure apparmor

and added /home/DOMAIN there, then reboot.

Similar answer - https://askubuntu.com/a/1156839/912790

Bug at Launchpad - https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1620771

The bug at Laucnhpad is marked as "won't fix", so maybe this workaround should work for a while.

answered Feb 18 '20 at 06:58

Anton Zaviyalov

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What is this apparmor ? – user Jun 28 '21 at 00:36

'Permission denied' when running snap applications on Ubuntu 16.04 as a LDAP user

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