From e4e2e2268e01298b43698b68fe1bbd7fc8b4b098 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Ajera <37360952+jajera@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 07:00:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: set file and folder permission for qchat

resolves qchat failing to run
---
 src/amazon-q-cli/install.sh | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/amazon-q-cli/install.sh b/src/amazon-q-cli/install.sh
index 1194986..083f5a5 100755
--- a/src/amazon-q-cli/install.sh
+++ b/src/amazon-q-cli/install.sh
@@ -162,6 +162,25 @@ for binary in ./q/bin/*; do
     fi
 done
 
+# Additional setup for non-root users: create necessary directories and symlinks
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    USER_HOME="$HOME"
+    USER_NAME="$(id -un)"
+
+    mkdir -p "$USER_HOME/.local/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$USER_HOME/.local/share/amazon-q"
+    mkdir -p "$USER_HOME/.amazon-q"
+
+    # Create symlink for qchat if not already present
+    if [ ! -L "$USER_HOME/.local/bin/qchat" ]; then
+        ln -sf /usr/local/bin/qchat "$USER_HOME/.local/bin/qchat"
+    fi
+
+    chown -R "$USER_NAME":"$USER_NAME" "$USER_HOME/.local/bin"
+    chown -R "$USER_NAME":"$USER_NAME" "$USER_HOME/.local/share/amazon-q"
+    chown -R "$USER_NAME":"$USER_NAME" "$USER_HOME/.amazon-q"
+fi
+
 # For testing purposes, ensure Amazon Q CLI commands are visible in /usr/local/bin
 # This helps with test visibility across different user contexts
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then