"clawdbot browser start" not working
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I am running clawdbot on a Ubuntu VPS server. I want to try out the browser tool. But it keeps failing with the following error. I can confirm the gateway is running and I can get response normally from the assistant. I have a chromium installed at /snap/bin/chromium.
Solution
Thanks for help. Resolved.
Root cause: The Chromium snap package cannot access hidden directories (~/.moltbot/*) due to AppArmor sandboxing restrictions. The snap's home interface only grants access to non-hidden files and directories in the user's home.
Fix applied: Moved the browser user-data directory from the hidden path to a non-hidden location:
- Moved ~/.moltbot/browser/clawd/user-data to ~/moltbot-browser/clawd-user-data-real
- Created a symlink at the original location pointing to the new path
This allows moltbot to continue using its expected path while Chrome actually writes to a snap-accessible location.
Root cause: The Chromium snap package cannot access hidden directories (~/.moltbot/*) due to AppArmor sandboxing restrictions. The snap's home interface only grants access to non-hidden files and directories in the user's home.
Fix applied: Moved the browser user-data directory from the hidden path to a non-hidden location:
- Moved ~/.moltbot/browser/clawd/user-data to ~/moltbot-browser/clawd-user-data-real
- Created a symlink at the original location pointing to the new path
This allows moltbot to continue using its expected path while Chrome actually writes to a snap-accessible location.
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