From a5e71db5777ee0ae2428c1535edc077d8e2e87f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: riccardom <riccardomanfrin@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:33:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Logs on fallback ui preferences

---
 client/ui/preferences/store.go | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/client/ui/preferences/store.go b/client/ui/preferences/store.go
index df6fbbb16..c5fd37f03 100644
--- a/client/ui/preferences/store.go
+++ b/client/ui/preferences/store.go
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@ func (s *Store) ExistedAtLoad() bool {
 func (s *Store) load() error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(s.path); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			// Log the resolved path: a surprising directory here (e.g.
+			// /var/root/... when the GUI was launched with a stale HOME
+			// from a root installer) is the difference between a genuine
+			// first run and prefs silently read from the wrong place.
+			log.Infof("no ui preferences file at %s; using defaults", s.path)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("stat preferences: %w", err)