Flatsonar

jdProcessFileWatcher

by JakobDev

Effortlessly monitor and display real-time file access for any process

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-only v2.0
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About

With jdProcessFileWatcher, you can monitor all the files accessed by a process. It allows you to start any program and observe in real-time which files it accesses through an easy-to-use GUI. Additionally, you have the option to connect to an already running process.

Permissions

3 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • sandbox escape: can run commands on the host via flatpak-spawn
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  • access to operating-system files
    --filesystem=host-etc:ro
  • access to operating-system files
    --filesystem=host-os:ro
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to xdg-data/flatpak/app
    --filesystem=xdg-data/flatpak/app:ro
  • access to /var/lib/flatpak/app
    --filesystem=/var/lib/flatpak/app:ro
  • access to /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications
    --filesystem=/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications:ro
  • access to xdg-data/flatpak/exports/share/icons
    --filesystem=xdg-data/flatpak/exports/share/icons:ro
  • access to /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/icons
    --filesystem=/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/icons:ro
  • access to xdg-data/applications
    --filesystem=xdg-data/applications:ro
  • access to xdg-data/flatpak/exports/share/applications
    --filesystem=xdg-data/flatpak/exports/share/applications:ro
  • access to xdg-config/kdeglobals
    --filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro
  • talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
    --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
  • talks to org.kde.kconfig.notify
    --talk-name=org.kde.kconfig.notify
  • talks to org.kde.KGlobalSettings
    --talk-name=org.kde.KGlobalSettings

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  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

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