Can't open files anymore?

[superDuperCyberTechno]

lnav version
v0.10.1

Describe the bug
I used to simply supply a file path to lnav and then I could do what I needed. These days I can only open syslogs... Is this intentional? I've been ripping my hair out trying to figure out what's going on.

To Reproduce
Run lnav [path to any plaintext file] returns what looks like a basic manpage, not a running instance of lnav with the supplied file loaded.

[tstack]

What platform are you running it on (linux, macos)? How was it installed (snap, brew, …)?

Can you try running it with -d lnav-debug.log and attaching that log file.

[superDuperCyberTechno]

Sorry for the lack of info.

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 (server, SSH access), lnav installed via Snap. The lnav version is 0.10.1-dirty.

Running lnav -d ./lnav-debug.log [path to log file] returns the same help screen as mentioned above. Nothing is written to lnav-debug.log, in fact it isn't created at all.

[acolomb]

Snap restricts access to files only inside the user's home directory by default IIRC. Are you trying to open files from somewhere else maybe?

[superDuperCyberTechno]

I am. This makes sense. Just installed v0.8.5 via the official repos and it runs exactly as expcted now. I guess we solved it.

I assume there's no workaround for the Snap package?

[tstack]

What connections are setup for your snap install, here's what I see on an Ubuntu 21.10 vagrant machine:

$ snap connections lnav
Interface        Plug                  Slot          Notes
home             lnav:home             :home         -
log-observe      lnav:log-observe      :log-observe  -
network          lnav:network          :network      -
removable-media  lnav:removable-media  -             -
ssh-keys         lnav:ssh-keys         -             -
x11              lnav:x11              :x11          -

The solution is mostly likely asking for "classic" confinement for the snap. But, I haven't cared to do that.

There are binaries attached to releases, you could try that way -- https://github.com/tstack/lnav/releases/tag/v0.10.1

[superDuperCyberTechno]

Thanks. I'm probably gonna slap together a bash install script for the binaries, for future use.

[superDuperCyberTechno]

$ snap connections lnav
Interface        Plug                  Slot          Notes
home             lnav:home             :home         -
log-observe      lnav:log-observe      :log-observe  -
network          lnav:network          :network      -
removable-media  lnav:removable-media  -             -
ssh-keys         lnav:ssh-keys         -             -
x11              lnav:x11              :x11          -