su - nobody doesn't seem to work
sh-4.3# su - nobody
sh-4.3# whoami
root
and while dropbox.py works it still thinks it's unlinked
sh-4.3# dropbox.py
Dropbox command-line interface
commands:
Note: use dropbox help <command> to view usage for a specific command.
status get current status of the dropboxd
throttle set bandwidth limits for Dropbox
help provide help
puburl get public url of a file in your dropbox's public folder
stop stop dropboxd
update download latest version of dropbox
running return whether dropbox is running
start start dropboxd
filestatus get current sync status of one or more files
proxy set proxy settings for Dropbox
autostart automatically start dropbox at login
exclude ignores/excludes a directory from syncing
lansync enables or disables LAN sync
sharelink get a shared link for a file in your dropbox
ls list directory contents with current sync status
sh-4.3# dropbox.py status
Starting...
To link this computer to a dropbox account, visit the following url:
https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link_nonce?nonce=db1975361235bad5644aa4186c225ec3
The files in the Dropbox folder are owned by my user account not nobody. But if I use the user account I can't start it either.
sh-4.3# su - cinereus
cinereus@6ee6f0503f8b:~$ dropbox.py filestatus
Dropbox isn't running!
cinereus@6ee6f0503f8b:~$ dropbox.py status
Dropbox isn't running!
cinereus@6ee6f0503f8b:~$ dropbox.py start
Dropbox isn't running!
Dropbox is already running!
cinereus@6ee6f0503f8b:~$ dropbox.py filestatus
Dropbox isn't running!
cinereus@6ee6f0503f8b:~$ dropbox.py start
Dropbox isn't running!
Dropbox is already running!