Element-web: No files (any files) displayed under "Files"

Created on 25 Jul 2020 · 9Comments · Source: vector-im/element-web

Description

When I click on "Files" in both the desktop and the Android version of Element, it says something like: "There are no visible files in this room". I think on the Android version it even omits the term "visible". I cannot check right now. In any case, what does this mean given that we (person with whom I have a private room) did actually upload files? Is this a bug? I would like to see it similarly to how WhatsApp shows it, for example. I expected to see a list of uploaded files (even in an encrypted room), including any files, photos, videos, and so forth. It would definitely help as right now I need to scroll up which takes a long time, and IIRC the search does not support has: image and so forth.

Version information

OS: Arch Linux
Version: 1.7.1 (element-desktop)

bug platform specific electron indexing packaging

Source

odiferousmint

Most helpful comment

(I'm guessing its having to extract the seshat executable from the asar archive into tmp and execute it from there)

Exactly.

ArchangeGabriel on 25 Jul 2020

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Sounds like the Arch 1.7.1 build you are using is not including Seshat for indexing encrypted messages.
Given it is not one we maintain, I suggest you reach out to its Maintainer.

Check Settings > Security & Privacy > Message Search

Should look like the above.

t3chguy on 25 Jul 2020

Hmm yeah, I do have this:
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odiferousmint on 25 Jul 2020

On Android when I go to a room's "Uploads", it does show the uploaded media, so disregard that.

odiferousmint on 25 Jul 2020

@ArchangeGabriel any idea why this might happen (assuming this is your Arch package)

t3chguy on 25 Jul 2020

It works perfectly well for me… @odiferousmint Can you run from the terminal and paste any output?

ArchangeGabriel on 25 Jul 2020

Keytar unexpected error: Error: /tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.N39EcY: failed to map segment from shared object
    at process.func [as dlopen] (electron/js2c/asar.js:140:31)
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1034:18)
    at Object.func [as .node] (electron/js2c/asar.js:149:18)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:815:32)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:727:14)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:769:28)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:852:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/element/app.asar/node_modules/keytar/lib/keytar.js:1:14)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:967:30)
Seshat unexpected error: Error: /tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.2ptc4V: failed to map segment from shared object
    at process.func [as dlopen] (electron/js2c/asar.js:140:31)
    at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1034:18)
    at Object.func [as .node] (electron/js2c/asar.js:149:18)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:815:32)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:727:14)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:769:28)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:852:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/element/app.asar/node_modules/matrix-seshat/lib/index.js:15:16)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:967:30)
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Worth noting that I am running it with firejail, what do you think is the issue here so I could potentially lift some restrictions?

Edit: I had to comment out noexec /tmp. So for anyone who is using firejail, just make sure to do that. :P

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