on my leap 15.6 running KDE I usually use a link to start the program obsidian at login, until Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage it worked flawlessly, after the last update I also updated obsidian to Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage, I changed the “point to” in the link to the new file Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage as usual, but it doesn’t worked.
in dolphin I usually launch the obsidian firstly clicking on the Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage file, it ask me
this will start the program
Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
if you do not trust this program click cancel
only the first ttime and then it works at the first click, then I launch clicking on the link
Obsidian-xxx.AppImage (that point to Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage)
but now it doesn’t works
it asks me
this will start the program
Obsidian-xxx.AppImage
if you do not trust this program click cancel
and then it gives me this error on dolphin
Unable to make file “/home/pla6ST/bin/obsidian/Obsidian-xxx.AppImage” executable.
Operation not permitted.
if I click on Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage it works
if I click on Obsidian-xxx.AppImage it doesn’t works
if I change the “point to” to Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage in the link it works
here is a ls -l of the folder that contains everything
pla6ST@plaST:~/bin/obsidian> ls -l
total 1500688
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users 125183414 17 nov 18.21 Obsidian-1.10.3.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users 125170595 30 nov 17.40 Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users 125036147 18 gen 19.34 Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 105406892 5 dic 2023 Obsidian-1.4.16.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 115001540 16 lug 2024 Obsidian-1.6.5.AppImage
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pla6ST users 114091533 11 ago 2024 Obsidian-1.6.7.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 117523913 10 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.5.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 117546876 24 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.7.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 116781756 23 apr 2025 Obsidian-1.8.10.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 116560024 11 feb 2025 Obsidian-1.8.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 116579987 2 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.7.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users 116255653 10 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.9.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users 125481460 2 nov 20.58 Obsidian-1.9.14.AppImage
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users 47 18 gen 19.32 Obsidian-xxx.AppImage -> /home/pla/bin/obsidian/Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
pla6ST@plaST:~/bin/obsidian>
how can I have my link qorking again??
User plaST is different to User pla
pla6ST@plaST:~/bin/obsidian> ls -l
Obsidian-xxx.AppImage -> /home/pla/bin/obsidian/Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
And the files are owned by User pla6ST
I’m not seeing OP reference anything relating to a user pla, but if that is something that I’ve missed, the latest file’s permissions mask is 744, changing it to 755 should allow it to work.
I think OP is missing that the permissions on the link itself don’t change the permissions of the file the link is to. So if they are running the command as a different user, if they are a member of the users group, it would run with the proper permissions set on the downloaded file.
Ah, good catch - I somehow missed that, even searching the thread. 
So this link will launch a different app as the one from this directory.
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But the others was my fault, only User pla6ST and User pla, plaST is the name of the Machine.
Post excuted as user:
ls -alZ /home/pla/bin/obsidian/
and
/home/pla6ST/bin/obsidian/
manythanks, you are right, I don’t know why the link point to /home/pla instead of /home/pla6ST and didn’t catch what you catched, perhaps distracted becouse it worked before
here is
pla6ST@plaST:~> ls -alZ /home/pla/bin/obsidian/
total 1500680
drwxr-xr-x 2 pla users ? 4096 18 gen 19.12 .
drwxr-xr-x 5 pla users ? 4096 10 nov 2024 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla users ? 125183414 17 nov 18.21 Obsidian-1.10.3.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla users ? 125170595 30 nov 17.40 Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 125036147 18 gen 19.11 Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 105406892 5 dic 2023 Obsidian-1.4.16.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 115001540 16 lug 2024 Obsidian-1.6.5.AppImage
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pla users ? 114091533 11 ago 2024 Obsidian-1.6.7.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 117523913 10 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.5.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 117546876 24 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.7.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 116781756 23 apr 2025 Obsidian-1.8.10.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 116560024 11 feb 2025 Obsidian-1.8.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 116579987 2 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.7.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla users ? 116255653 10 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.9.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 125481460 2 nov 20.58 Obsidian-1.9.14.AppImage
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pla users ? 47 18 gen 19.12 Obsidian-xxx.AppImage -> /home/pla/bin/obsidian/Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
pla6ST@plaST:~>
and
pla6ST@plaST:~> ls -alZ /home/pla6ST/bin/obsidian/
total 1500700
drwxr-xr-x 2 pla6ST users ? 4096 19 gen 09.56 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 pla6ST users ? 4096 17 nov 18.31 ..
-rw------- 1 pla6ST users ? 132 18 gen 19.42 .directory
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 125183414 17 nov 18.21 Obsidian-1.10.3.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 125170595 30 nov 17.40 Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 125036147 18 gen 19.34 Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 105406892 5 dic 2023 Obsidian-1.4.16.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 115001540 16 lug 2024 Obsidian-1.6.5.AppImage
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pla6ST users ? 114091533 11 ago 2024 Obsidian-1.6.7.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 117523913 10 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.5.appimage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 117546876 24 nov 2024 Obsidian-1.7.7.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 116781756 23 apr 2025 Obsidian-1.8.10.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 116560024 11 feb 2025 Obsidian-1.8.4.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 116579987 2 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.7.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 116255653 10 mar 2025 Obsidian-1.8.9.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla6ST users ? 125481460 2 nov 20.58 Obsidian-1.9.14.AppImage
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 50 19 gen 09.56 Obsidian-xxx.AppImage -> /home/pla6ST/bin/obsidian/Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
pla6ST@plaST:~>
manythanks again, I think the why that it worked with
Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
and not with
Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
also pointing at /home/pla instead of /home/pla6ST is the different permission set
in /home/pla6ST are
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 125170595 30 nov 17.40 Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
-rwxr--r-- 1 pla users ? 125036147 18 gen 19.11 Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
and in /home/pla is
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla users ? 125170595 30 nov 17.40 Obsidian-1.10.6.AppImage
-rwxrwxrwx 1 pla6ST users ? 125036147 18 gen 19.34 Obsidian-1.11.4.AppImage
is this correct?
by the way, changing the “point to” of the link to /home/pla6ST it works 