Add specific user for app about docker-baseimage-gui HOT 3 OPEN

Is the app looking for a specific UID or just a username in /etc/passwd ?

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I dont know.
Its a java 8/netbeans app for configuring the alarm system of my house. I very rarely use it and it does not run on recent debian, so i would like to run it from the container.

I cant put everything in /home/app that does not work, apparently the config contains folder names.

If i start it as a different user it gets to the installation screen, so it is not finding the config. I need it to use the existing config. It was set up when the alarm system was installed. Its a gruesome java app, basically nonsensical translations from italian and really weird windowing system. But its all i have, and i can reset alarms and see error messages in there.

I would really need the /home/karl/ folder and i think i also need the starting user to be karl. :)

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Ok. In any case, you can setup things during startup of the container as root by using an init script (e.g. /etc/cont-init.d/55-app.sh).

Starting the app via startapp.sh is always done under the user configured via USER_ID and GROUP_ID. I guess you will have to setup the karl user with these.

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