config ignored for non-root users, no debug output!?

[bobemoe]

:lady_beetle: Describe the bug

I have set /etc/ntfy/client.yml with a custom default-host and default-token and when i run as root ntfy pub test test it works just fine!

The issue is when I run as a normal user it seems to be ignoring /etc/ntfy/client.yml and publishing to ntfy.sh rather than my custom server.

I have confirmed my normal user can read /etc/ntfy/client.yml and that no ~/.config/ntfy/client.yml or ENV vars are overriding the config.

Additionally I try to debug with --debug and --trace but these add no extra output.

It works if I:

mkdir ~/.config/ntfy
cp /etc/ntfy/client.yml ~/.config/ntfy/

But I dont want to have to do that for all users :/

:computer: Components impacted

Devuan Linux, server running in docker and client using static binaries. ntfy 2.11.0 (d11b100), runtime go1.22.2, built at 2024-05-13T20:16:12Z

:bulb: Screenshots and/or logs

$ ntfy --debug --trace pub test test
{"id":"ABga54IscnkW","time":1727711598,"expires":1727754798,"event":"message","topic":"test","message":"test"}

:crystal_ball: Additional context

services:
  ntfy:
    image: binwiederhier/ntfy
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      NTFY_BASE_URL: http://ntfy.xxxx.co.uk
      NTFY_CACHE_FILE: /var/lib/ntfy/cache.db
      NTFY_AUTH_FILE: /var/lib/ntfy/auth.db
      NTFY_AUTH_DEFAULT_ACCESS: deny-all
      NTFY_BEHIND_PROXY: true
      NTFY_ATTACHMENT_CACHE_DIR: /var/lib/ntfy/attachments
      NTFY_ENABLE_LOGIN: true
    volumes:
      - ./data/:/var/lib/ntfy
    ports:
      - 9753:80
    command: serve

[wunter8]

It is mentioned briefly in the first paragraph of this section (https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/#install-configure), but the client CLI is only configured to look at /etc/ntfy/client.yml for the root user. When the ntfy client CLI is run as a non-profit user, the CLI looks in ~/.config/ntfy/client.yml.

You can tell the CLI to load a non-default config file by including it as a command line parameter: ntfy pub --config /etc/ntfy/client.yml test test

[bobemoe]

Ok, I was beginning to think it was expected behaviour. Your --config trick is useful but still a bit of a pain to implement for all users, I liked the idea of the CLI being simpler than curl where I have to include a -H Authorise... line. If I have to include a --config it is adding back a similar complexity.

Its not really the end of the world and I'm happy now I have the hang of it.

Maybe convert this to a feature request for a global "all users" config? Otherwise close as working.

Thanks.

[wunter8]

It is expected that each user would have their own config (e.g., their own default server, their own default auth credentials, their own subscriptions, their own set of commands to run when a message is received, etc.). That's why, by default, the client CLI looks in the user's config directory.

If you want to easily use the /etc/ntfy/client.yml file, you can sudo ntfy pub test test or you can set up a command alias/function in your terminal to automatically include "--config /etc/ntfy/client.yml" (but I recognize that is also something you'd need to do/configure for each individual user)

[bobemoe]

All good suggestions, thanks :)