I'm not experienced with Linux, and I've been running into some significant permission issues with Docker on WSL2. My configurations are stored within the WSL2 filesystem, and I'm using Jellyfin's official Docker image among others. The application struggles to write to the mounted config and cache volumes, which forces me to repeatedly run 'sudo chown' on every subdirectory. This often leads to problems like missing metadata and media items not showing up properly. I've faced similar challenges with Tailscale and Recyclarr, and now I'm worried about running rsync to back up these volumes since many files get skipped due to permissions errors. I've temporarily set full permissions on the directories, but I know that's not a solid solution. I'd really appreciate any tips on managing permissions correctly in a WSL2 and Docker setup.
1 Answer
When you run commands in Docker, they usually execute as the root user by default, which has all permissions. However, applications inside the container may not be running as root, leading to access issues. This might be part of your problem, so check how your containers are configured regarding user permissions.
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