try creating shared libs as 777 when running as root

archivebox/config/paths.py

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ def get_LIB_DIR():
             if IS_ROOT:
                 # make sure lib dir is owned by the archivebox user, not root
                 with SudoPermission(uid=0):
+                    if ARCHIVEBOX_USER == 0:
+                        # print(f'[yellow]:warning:  Waring: Creating SYSTEM_LIB_DIR {lib_dir} with mode 777 so that non-root archivebox users can share it.[/yellow] (caches shared libs used by archivebox for performance)', file=sys.stderr)
+                        os.system(f'chmod -R 777 "{lib_dir}"')
+                    else:
                         os.system(f'chown {ARCHIVEBOX_USER}:{ARCHIVEBOX_GROUP} "{lib_dir}"')
             else:
                 raise PermissionError()
@@ -129,6 +133,10 @@ def get_TMP_DIR():
             if not dir_is_writable(run_dir):
                 if IS_ROOT:
                     with SudoPermission(uid=0, fallback=False):
+                        if ARCHIVEBOX_USER == 0:
+                            # print(f'[yellow]:warning:  Waring: Creating SYSTEM_TMP_DIR {run_dir} with mode 777 so that non-root archivebox users can access it.[/yellow]', file=sys.stderr)
+                            os.system(f'chmod -R 777 "{run_dir}"')
+                        else:
                             os.system(f'chown {ARCHIVEBOX_USER}:{ARCHIVEBOX_GROUP} "{run_dir}"')
                 else:
                     raise PermissionError()
@@ -148,6 +156,10 @@ def get_TMP_DIR():
         if not dir_is_writable(run_dir):
             if IS_ROOT:
                 with SudoPermission(uid=0):
+                    if ARCHIVEBOX_USER == 0:
+                        # print(f'[yellow]:warning:  Waring: Creating SYSTEM_TMP_DIR {run_dir} with mode 777 so that non-root archivebox users can access it.[/yellow]', file=sys.stderr)
+                        os.system(f'chmod -R 777 "{run_dir}"')
+                    else:
                         os.system(f'chown {ARCHIVEBOX_USER}:{ARCHIVEBOX_GROUP} "{run_dir}"')
             else:
                 raise PermissionError()

archivebox/config/permissions.py

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ except Exception:
 #############################################################################################
 
 def drop_privileges():
-    """If running as root, drop privileges to the user that owns the data dir (or PUID, or default=911)"""
+    """If running as root, drop privileges to the user that owns the data dir (or PUID)"""
     
     # always run archivebox as the user that owns the data dir, never as root
     if os.getuid() == 0:

archivebox/logging_util.py

@@ -573,11 +573,14 @@ def printable_folder_status(name: str, folder: Dict) -> str:
 
     if folder['path']:
         if os.access(folder['path'], os.R_OK):
+            try:
                 num_files = (
                     f'{len(os.listdir(folder["path"]))} files'
-                if Path(folder['path']).is_dir() else
+                    if os.path.isdir(folder['path']) else
                     printable_filesize(Path(folder['path']).stat().st_size)
                 )
+            except PermissionError:
+                num_files = 'error'
         else:
             num_files = 'missing'
         

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.8.5rc11"
+version = "0.8.5rc12"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 description = "Self-hosted internet archiving solution."
 authors = [{name = "Nick Sweeting", email = "pyproject.toml@archivebox.io"}]

uv.lock

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archivebox"
-version = "0.8.5rc11"
+version = "0.8.5rc12"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "atomicwrites" },