April 16 new snapd issue

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On April 16th, 2026, the snapd, compile process etc. changed. I have not been able to publish new versions, so just leaving it alone for now. Error: found errors in file output: unusual mode ‘rwsr-xr-x’ for entry ‘./usr/lib/shareandcollaborate.com/chrome-sandbox’ security-snap-v2_squashfs_files

# unsquashfs electron-app/out/make/snap/x64/*.snap

# chmod 755 ./squashfs-root/chrome-sandbox

# snapcraft pack ./squashfs-root

That has worked for 200+ deployments, but has changed. Please give me some advice if you have experienced something similar. Thank You! - Todd

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FYI, snapd is not involved in the publishing process of snaps.

It sounds to me that the snap got flagged in the store review. Either the check became more strict, which I frankly find unlikley, or the build process does not strip out the setuid bit on the binary. Perhaps the version of electron got bumped? In any case, give it’s a setuid bit, I think you may need to open a topic in store-requests category.

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