Further testings

README.md

@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ In case you want to learn more about LXD, there is a pretty good documentation o
 Tins will be available in elementary AppCenter soon!
 
 **PLEASE NOTE:** Until [issue #7](https://github.com/marbetschar/tins/issues/7) is fixed, Tins expects LXD to be initialized on the host system.
-To do so, please execute the following command in your terminal:
+To do so, please execute the following commands in your terminal:
 
 ```
 # use default values everywhere:
 lxd init
+
+# allow lxd to remap your user id into a container:
+echo "root:$UID:1" | sudo tee -a /etc/subuid /etc/subgid
 ```
 
 ## Building

data/lxd/cloud-configs/tins-default.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 groups:
   - sudo
   - wheel
+  - $USER
+  - lxd
 users:
   - name: $USER
-    groups: [sudo,wheel]
+    primary_group: $USER
+    groups: [sudo,wheel,lxd]
     sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
+  - name: lxd
+    primary_group: lxd
+    inactive: true
+    system: true
 packages:
   - sudo
 runcmd:

data/lxd/profiles/tins-x11.json

@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
   "name": "tins-x11",
   "description": "Desktop Support",
   "config": {
+    "raw.idmap": "both $UID $UID",
     "environment.DISPLAY": ":0",
-    "environment.XSOCKET": "/tmp/.X11-unix/X0",
-    "environment.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR": "/run/user/$UID",
     "environment.PULSE_SERVER": "unix:/home/$USER/pulse-native",
     "user.user-data": "resource:///com/github/marbetschar/tins/lxd/cloud-configs/tins-x11.yml"
   },
   "devices": {
+    "graphics": {
+      "type": "gpu"
+    },
     "PASocket": {
         "path": "/tmp/.pulse-native",
         "source": "/run/user/$UID/pulse/native",
         "type": "disk"
-    },
-    "graphics": {
-      "type": "gpu"
     }
   }
 }

src/Widgets/ContainerListBox.vala

@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                 }
 
             } catch (Error e) {
+                critical (e.message);
+
                 var error_dialog = new Granite.MessageDialog.with_image_from_icon_name (
                     _("Error"),
                     _(e.message),
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                     open_instance.end (res);
 
                 } catch (Error e) {
+                    critical (e.message);
+
                     var error_dialog = new Granite.MessageDialog.with_image_from_icon_name (
                         _("Error"),
                         _(e.message),
@@ -200,11 +204,6 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                     work_dir.make_directory_with_parents ();
                 }
 
-                var work_share_dir = File.new_for_path (work_dir.get_path () + "/share");
-                if (!work_share_dir.query_exists ()) {
-                    work_share_dir.make_directory_with_parents ();
-                }
-
                 var compositor_config_file = File.new_for_path (work_dir_path + "/weston.ini");
                 string[] compositor_config = {
                     "[core]",
@@ -257,6 +256,7 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                     "-extension", "XTEST", "-tst",
                     "-dpms",
                     "-s", "off",
+                    "-auth", work_dir.get_path () + "/Xauthority.server",
                     "-nolisten", "tcp",
                     "-dpi", "96"
                 };
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                 //     }
                 // });
 
-
                 var stop_operation = Application.lxd_client.stop_instance (instance.name);
                 try {
                     Application.lxd_client.wait_operation (stop_operation.id);
@@ -318,6 +317,8 @@ public class Tins.Widgets.ContainerListBox : Gtk.ListBox {
                     warning (e.message);
                 }
 
+
+
                 // make sure we don't open any terminal if we get here
                 // so jump out of the function
                 return;