Fix socket detection to properly handle permission denied errors

Co-authored-by: Stolas <[email protected]>

Author: Copilot

secrets.env-example

@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
 #   - Rootless (user service, recommended): /run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock
 #
 # Auto-detection priority:
-#   1. Path specified here (if set)
-#   2. /run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock (detected dynamically)
+#   1. Path specified here (if set and accessible)
+#   2. /run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock (detected dynamically for current user)
 #   3. /run/podman/podman.sock (system-wide socket)
 #
-# You can leave this commented out to use automatic detection, or specify a custom path:
+# RECOMMENDED: Leave this commented out to use automatic detection for your user:
+# PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH=/run/user/$(id -u)/podman/podman.sock
+#
+# Only uncomment and set a custom path if you have a non-standard setup:
 # PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH=/run/podman/podman.sock
-PODMAN_SOCKET_PATH=/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
 
 # Zigbee Adapter Path
 

startup.sh

@@ -101,13 +101,20 @@ detect_podman_socket() {
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Check if the socket is readable
+        # Check if the socket is readable (basic permission check)
         if [ ! -r "$socket_path" ]; then
             echo "  [SKIP] Socket not readable: ${socket_path}"
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Socket exists, is a socket type, and is readable - this is our winner!
+        # More robust permission check: try to stat the socket
+        # This catches cases where -r passes but actual access fails
+        if ! stat "$socket_path" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "  [SKIP] Socket not accessible (permission denied): ${socket_path}"
+            continue
+        fi
+        
+        # Socket exists, is a socket type, and is accessible - this is our winner!
         echo "  [SUCCESS] Found valid podman socket: ${socket_path}"
         echo ""