openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: 2026.5.22-slim has wrong directory permissions in /home/node/.config [5 pull requests]

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After upgrading form 2026.5.18 to 2026.5.22 npx can not install skills. Reason: /home/node/.config has ownership root:root instead of node:node. The /home/node/.config/openclwa has node:node.

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/" yields total 28 drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Feb 24 20:14 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 220 Sep 6 2025 .bash_logout -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 3526 Sep 6 2025 .bashrc drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 .config drwx------ 3 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .openclaw -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 807 Sep 6 2025 .profile

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/.config" yields total 12 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .. drwx------ 2 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 openclaw

Root Cause

After upgrading form 2026.5.18 to 2026.5.22 npx can not install skills. Reason: /home/node/.config has ownership root:root instead of node:node. The /home/node/.config/openclwa has node:node.

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/" yields total 28 drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Feb 24 20:14 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 220 Sep 6 2025 .bash_logout -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 3526 Sep 6 2025 .bashrc drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 .config drwx------ 3 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .openclaw -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 807 Sep 6 2025 .profile

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/.config" yields total 12 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .. drwx------ 2 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 openclaw

Fix Action

Fixed

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Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

After upgrading form 2026.5.18 to 2026.5.22 npx can not install skills. Reason: /home/node/.config has ownership root:root instead of node:node. The /home/node/.config/openclwa has node:node.

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/" yields total 28 drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4096 Feb 24 20:14 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 220 Sep 6 2025 .bash_logout -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 3526 Sep 6 2025 .bashrc drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 .config drwx------ 3 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .openclaw -rw-r--r-- 1 node node 807 Sep 6 2025 .profile

"docker run --rm ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim ls -la /home/node/.config" yields total 12 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 00:55 . drwxr-xr-x 1 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 .. drwx------ 2 node node 4096 May 24 00:55 openclaw

Steps to reproduce

see description

Expected behavior

/home/node/.config shall have node:node - like it was in previous versions.

Actual behavior

see description

OpenClaw version

ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:2026.5.22-slim

Operating system

debian 13

Install method

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Model

mistral - but it is independent from the llm

Provider / routing chain

n/a

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/home/node/.config shall have node:node - like it was in previous versions.

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