As a windows service, Gitea will write in System32 for its session files

[dubeg]

• Gitea version: 1.1.2
• Git version: 2.13.0
• Operating system:
• Database:
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • SQLite
• Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not relevant
• Log gist:

Description

• I have a Windows Service running Gitea under UserX.
• It seems Windows services are started in the same directory as the Service Manager, which is System32.
• UserX is a normal user (unprivileged), except that he has Full Control over C:\gitea.
• UserX has in its env. variables, GITEA_WORK_DIR=c:/gitea.
• When running the service and navigating to Gitea's home URL, Gitea will return HTTP 500.
• There's no useful info about what's happening in the log file.
• With procmon, if I look at what's happening for Gitea.exe, I see that it's trying to write in C:\Windows\System32\data\sessions.

gitea.log

Procmon

Notes

I've checked the source code, it doesn't seem like GITEA_WORK_DIR is affecting the session setting PROVIDER_CONFIG if it's not explicitly set in app.ini. This may be explain why it is trying to write in C:\Windows\System32?

[lafriks]

Fixed by #2192