Trouble changing IPFS_PATH in snap containers

[ethever]

Checklist

• This is a bug report, not a question. Ask questions on discuss.ipfs.io.
• I have searched on the issue tracker for my bug.
• I am running the latest go-ipfs version or have an issue updating.

Installation method

ipfs-update or dist.ipfs.io

Version

go-ipfs version: 0.10.0-64b532fbb
Repo version: 11
System version: arm64/linux
Golang version: go1.16.8

Config

{
  "API": {
    "HTTPHeaders": {}
  },
  "Addresses": {
    "API": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001",
    "Announce": [],
    "Gateway": "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080",
    "NoAnnounce": [],
    "Swarm": [
      "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/4001",
      "/ip6/::/tcp/4001",
      "/ip4/0.0.0.0/udp/4001/quic",
      "/ip6/::/udp/4001/quic"
    ]
  },
  "AutoNAT": {},
  "Bootstrap": [
    "/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmNnooDu7bfjPFoTZYxMNLWUQJyrVwtbZg5gBMjTezGAJN",
    "/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmQCU2EcMqAqQPR2i9bChDtGNJchTbq5TbXJJ16u19uLTa",
    "/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmbLHAnMoJPWSCR5Zhtx6BHJX9KiKNN6tpvbUcqanj75Nb",
    "/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmcZf59bWwK5XFi76CZX8cbJ4BhTzzA3gU1ZjYZcYW3dwt",
    "/ip4/104.131.131.82/tcp/4001/p2p/QmaCpDMGvV2BGHeYERUEnRQAwe3N8SzbUtfsmvsqQLuvuJ",
    "/ip4/104.131.131.82/udp/4001/quic/p2p/QmaCpDMGvV2BGHeYERUEnRQAwe3N8SzbUtfsmvsqQLuvuJ"
  ],
  "DNS": {
    "Resolvers": {}
  },
  "Datastore": {
    "BloomFilterSize": 0,
    "GCPeriod": "1h",
    "HashOnRead": false,
    "Spec": {
      "mounts": [
        {
          "child": {
            "path": "blocks",
            "shardFunc": "/repo/flatfs/shard/v1/next-to-last/2",
            "sync": true,
            "type": "flatfs"
          },
          "mountpoint": "/blocks",
          "prefix": "flatfs.datastore",
          "type": "measure"
        },
        {
          "child": {
            "compression": "none",
            "path": "datastore",
            "type": "levelds"
          },
          "mountpoint": "/",
          "prefix": "leveldb.datastore",
          "type": "measure"
        }
      ],
      "type": "mount"
    },
    "StorageGCWatermark": 90,
    "StorageMax": "10GB"
  },
  "Discovery": {
    "MDNS": {
      "Enabled": true,
      "Interval": 10
    }
  },
  "Experimental": {
    "AcceleratedDHTClient": false,
    "FilestoreEnabled": false,
    "GraphsyncEnabled": false,
    "Libp2pStreamMounting": false,
    "P2pHttpProxy": false,
    "ShardingEnabled": false,
    "StrategicProviding": false,
    "UrlstoreEnabled": false
  },
  "Gateway": {
    "APICommands": [],
    "HTTPHeaders": {
      "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": [
        "X-Requested-With",
        "Range",
        "User-Agent"
      ],
      "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": [
        "GET"
      ],
      "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": [
        "*"
      ]
    },
    "NoDNSLink": false,
    "NoFetch": false,
    "PathPrefixes": [],
    "PublicGateways": null,
    "RootRedirect": "",
    "Writable": false
  },
  "Identity": {
    "PeerID": "12D3KooWGeXigvpRQqLKZGW5fXNJ3c69w36SABv4bk136KGYBnQn"
  },
  "Internal": {},
  "Ipns": {
    "RecordLifetime": "",
    "RepublishPeriod": "",
    "ResolveCacheSize": 128
  },
  "Migration": {
    "DownloadSources": [],
    "Keep": ""
  },
  "Mounts": {
    "FuseAllowOther": false,
    "IPFS": "/ipfs",
    "IPNS": "/ipns"
  },
  "Peering": {
    "Peers": null
  },
  "Pinning": {
    "RemoteServices": {}
  },
  "Plugins": {
    "Plugins": null
  },
  "Provider": {
    "Strategy": ""
  },
  "Pubsub": {
    "DisableSigning": false,
    "Router": ""
  },
  "Reprovider": {
    "Interval": "12h",
    "Strategy": "all"
  },
  "Routing": {
    "Type": "dht"
  },
  "Swarm": {
    "AddrFilters": null,
    "ConnMgr": {
      "GracePeriod": "20s",
      "HighWater": 900,
      "LowWater": 600,
      "Type": "basic"
    },
    "DisableBandwidthMetrics": false,
    "DisableNatPortMap": false,
    "EnableAutoRelay": false,
    "EnableRelayHop": false,
    "Transports": {
      "Multiplexers": {},
      "Network": {},
      "Security": {}
    }
  }
}

Description

yet, why i can not change the HOME dictionary for my IPFS NODE???? pls

[ethever]

root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# export IPFS_PATH=/mnt/sda2/ipfs
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# export IPFS_PATH=/mnt/sda2/ipfs/
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# ipfs init
generating ED25519 keypair...done
peer identity: 12D3KooWPjrzDxX9qMAxwhDZPy5fbDchVKzerNN4VbMV9kUj8KrZ
initializing IPFS node at /root/snap/ipfs/common
Error: ipfs configuration file already exists!
Reinitializing would overwrite your keys.

root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# export IPFS_PATH=/mnt/sda2/ipfs/
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# echo $IPFS_PATH
/mnt/sda2/ipfs/
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# ipfs init
generating ED25519 keypair...done
peer identity: 12D3KooWGM8zVEqM6KLGK94zSEuNYFcgaCPd82eY4Cw4rSfQPWxh
initializing IPFS node at /root/snap/ipfs/common
Error: ipfs configuration file already exists!
Reinitializing would overwrite your keys.

root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# rm -rf /root/snap/ipfs
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# echo $IPFS_PATH
/mnt/sda2/ipfs/
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# ipfs init
generating ED25519 keypair...done
peer identity: 12D3KooWGeXigvpRQqLKZGW5fXNJ3c69w36SABv4bk136KGYBnQn
initializing IPFS node at /root/snap/ipfs/common
to get started, enter:

    ipfs cat /ipfs/QmQPeNsJPyVWPFDVHb77w8G42Fvo15z4bG2X8D2GhfbSXc/readme

root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# ipfs version --all
go-ipfs version: 0.10.0-64b532fbb
Repo version: 11
System version: arm64/linux
Golang version: go1.16.8
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs#
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs#
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs#
root@pi:/mnt/sda2/ipfs# ipfs config show

[gammazero]

This is happening because IPFS is installed as a snap, and setting IPFS_PATH will not work. I recommend removing the IPFS snap:

sudo snap remove ipfs
hash -d ipfs

Then install IPFS per the instructions here:
https://docs.ipfs.io/install/command-line/#linux

[aschmahmann]

First things first this issue is not inline with the IPFS Community Code of Conduct https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct. If you'd like to engage with the community please do so in a productive and respectful way or the moderators will remove your ability to engage.

Installation method
ipfs-update or dist.ipfs.io

You seem to have actually used snap here which is misleading.

This is a bug report, not a question. Ask questions on discuss.ipfs.io.

This is a question and not a bug report. Please follow the guidelines when filing issues, questions belong on the forums. If you'd like to engage further do so there.

Finally, @gammazero is correct and snap has issues with setting environment variables used by the container. There are resources online that detail this such as https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/set-environment-variables-after-install/4796.