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diff --git a/backend/settings.py b/backend/settings.py
index a646bb4a..d54ff2b5 100644
--- a/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
from json import dump, load
from os import mkdir, path, listdir, rename
-from localplatform import chown, folder_owner
+from localplatform import chown, folder_owner, get_chown_plugin_path
from customtypes import UserType
from helpers import get_homebrew_path
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class SettingsManager:
#Create the folder with the correct permission
if not path.exists(settings_directory):
mkdir(settings_directory)
- chown(settings_directory)
#Copy all old settings file in the root directory to the correct folder
for file in listdir(wrong_dir):
@@ -28,9 +27,9 @@ class SettingsManager:
#If the owner of the settings directory is not the user, then set it as the user:
-
- if folder_owner(settings_directory) != UserType.HOST_USER:
- chown(settings_directory, UserType.HOST_USER, False)
+ expected_user = UserType.HOST_USER if get_chown_plugin_path() else UserType.ROOT
+ if folder_owner(settings_directory) != expected_user:
+ chown(settings_directory, expected_user, False)
self.settings = {}