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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/sandbox-permissions.rst
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Expand Up @@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ The following permission options are available:
Additionally the following permissions are available:

==================== ============================================================================================================================== ===================================================
``host`` Access to ``/home, /media, /opt, /run/media, /srv`` and everything provided by ``host-os, host-etc`` mounted in ``/run/host`` Includes any subpaths
``host-root`` Complete host operating system with no exclusions mounted at ``/run/host/root`` inside the sandbox. (v1.17.0+)
``host`` Access to all toplevel paths and subpaths of ``/`` except some reserved paths listed below. Paths provided by ``host-etc, host-os`` are mounted at ``/run/host`` as explained below.
``host-etc`` Host's ``/etc`` Host's ``/etc`` is mounted at ``/run/host/etc``
``host-os`` Host's ``/usr, /bin, /sbin, /lib{32, 64}, /etc/ld.so.cache, /etc/alternatives`` Mounted at ``/run/host``
``home`` Access the home directory Except ``~/.var/app``
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