.leptonrc file not recognized

[Grumium]

Environment info

• OS: Linux Mint 20
• App Version: v1.9.1

Description of the problem:

.leptonrc file is not recognized. chmod +rx was applied to the file

Log:

----- Lepton v1.9.1 linux-----

info: [conf] Looking for .leptonrc at /home/user/snap/lepton/x1/.leptonrc info: [conf] The resolved configuration is ... info: "theme": "light" info: "autoUpdate": false info: "userPanel": {"hideProfilePhoto":false} info: "logger": {"level":"debug"} [...]

Content of /home/user/snap/lepton/x1/.leptonrc :

{
    "theme": "dark",
    "autoUpdate": true,
    "snippet": {
        "expanded": true,
        "newSnippetPrivate": false,
        "sorting": "updated_at",
        "sortingReverse": true
    },
    "editor" : {
        "tabSize": 4,
        "validateFilename": true
    },
    "userPanel": {
        "hideProfilePhoto": false
    },
    "logger": {
        "level": "debug"
    },
    "proxy": {
        "enable": false,
        "address": "socks://localhost:1080"
    },
    "notifications": {
        "success": true,
        "failure": true
    },
    "shortcuts": {
        "keyShortcutForSearch": "CMD+F",
        "keyNewGist": "CommandOrControl+N",
        "keyEditGist": "CommandOrControl+E",
        "keySubmitGist": "CommandOrControl+S",
        "keyImmersiveMode": "CommandOrControl+I",
        "keyAboutPage": "CommandOrControl+,",
        "keyDashboard": "CommandOrControl+D",
        "keyEditorExit": "CommandOrControl+Escape",
        "keySyncGists": "CommandOrControl+R"
    },
    "enterprise": {
        "enable": false,
        "host": "github_enterprise_host",
        "token": "token_with_gist_enabled",
        "avatarUrl": "optional_avatar_url"
    }
}

[itsgg]

Try starting lepton from terminal, it will display the expected .leptonrc file. If the file location is correct, check the syntax of the configration

anvil:  ~ 
→ lepton 
info: [conf] Looking for .leptonrc at /home/gg/snap/lepton/10/.leptonrc
info: 

[Grumium]

Try starting lepton from terminal, it will display the expected .leptonrc file. If the file location is correct, check the syntax of the configration

Okay, found the culprit. The error was that my user did not own the file. sudo chown user /home/user/snap/lepton/x1/.leptonrc