Setting CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF ignores ALL configuration

### Issue Description

Setting CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF makes podman ignore ALL configuration file and just uses the defaults. 

### Steps to reproduce the issue

```
» cat ~/.config/containers/storage.conf
[storage]
driver = "overlay"
graphroot = "/home/hielke/podman-config"
runroot = "/home/hielke/podman-config"

 
» podman info | grep Root
  graphRoot: /home/hielke/podman-config
  graphRootAllocated: 1146214653952
  graphRootUsed: 762670075904
  runRoot: /home/hielke/podman-config

» cat ~/storage.conf                   
[storage]
driver = "overlay"
graphroot = "/home/hielke/podman-test"
runroot = "/home/hielke/podman-test"


» export CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF=/home/hielke/storage.conf

» podman info | grep Root
  graphRoot: /home/hielke/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1146214653952
  graphRootUsed: 762670051328
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
```

### Describe the results you received

I got default graphroot and runroot values, even `~/.config/containers/storage.conf` got ignored when setting `CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF`.

### Describe the results you expected

When setting `CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF` I hope to receive on `podman info` the settings from `CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF`, ie `/home/hielke/podman-test`

### podman info output

```yaml
Apt:


host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.28.2
  cgroupControllers: []
  cgroupManager: cgroupfs
  cgroupVersion: v1
  conmon:
    package: conmon_2.1.6+ds1-1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.6, commit: unknown'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 42.69
    systemPercent: 15.41
    userPercent: 41.9
  cpus: 4
  distribution:
    codename: bookworm
    distribution: debian
    version: "12"
  eventLogger: file
  hostname: mx
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.1.0-10-amd64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: k8s-file
  memFree: 223055872
  memTotal: 16627392512
  networkBackend: netavark
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun_1.8.1-1+deb12u1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.8.1
      commit: f8a096be060b22ccd3d5f3ebe44108517fbf6c30
      rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +YAJL
  os: linux
  remoteSocket:
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns_1.2.0-1_amd64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.0
      commit: 656041d45cfca7a4176f6b7eed9e4fe6c11e8383
      libslirp: 4.7.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
      libseccomp: 2.5.4
  swapFree: 33963347968
  swapTotal: 38571864064
  uptime: 23h 41m 42.00s (Approximately 0.96 days)
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - docker.io
  - quay.io
  - ghcr.io
store:
  configFile: /home/hielke/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/hielke/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1146214653952
  graphRootUsed: 762669854720
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 135
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
  volumePath: /home/hielke/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 4.3.1
  Built: 0
  BuiltTime: Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.19.8
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 4.3.1


linuxbrew:


host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.39.4
  cgroupControllers: []
  cgroupManager: cgroupfs
  cgroupVersion: v1
  conmon:
    package: conmon_2.1.6+ds1-1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.6, commit: unknown'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 42.67
    systemPercent: 15.4
    userPercent: 41.92
  cpus: 4
  databaseBackend: boltdb
  distribution:
    codename: bookworm
    distribution: debian
    version: "12"
  eventLogger: file
  freeLocks: 1978
  hostname: mx
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.1.0-10-amd64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: k8s-file
  memFree: 212373504
  memTotal: 16627392512
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: Unknown
      path: /home/hielke/.linuxbrew/opt/podman/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.13.1
    package: Unknown
    path: /home/hielke/.linuxbrew/opt/podman/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.13.1
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun_1.8.1-1+deb12u1_amd64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.8.1
      commit: f8a096be060b22ccd3d5f3ebe44108517fbf6c30
      rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt_0.0~git20230309.7c7625d-1_amd64
    version: |
      pasta unknown version
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU Affero GPL version 3 or later <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: /usr/bin/slirp4netns
    package: slirp4netns_1.2.0-1_amd64
    version: |-
      slirp4netns version 1.2.0
      commit: 656041d45cfca7a4176f6b7eed9e4fe6c11e8383
      libslirp: 4.7.0
      SLIRP_CONFIG_VERSION_MAX: 4
      libseccomp: 2.5.4
  swapFree: 33891258368
  swapTotal: 38571864064
  uptime: 23h 41m 2.00s (Approximately 0.96 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /home/hielke/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/hielke/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1146214653952
  graphRootUsed: 762669846528
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 135
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /home/hielke/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.4.2
  BuildOrigin: brew
  Built: 1743601389
  BuiltTime: Wed Apr  2 15:43:09 2025
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.24.2
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.4.2
```

### Podman in a container

No

### Privileged Or Rootless

Rootless

### Upstream Latest Release

Yes

### Additional environment details

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### Additional information

Issue present when running apt provided 4.3.1 and linuxbrew installed 5.4.2

_**NOTA BENE: If running root, setting CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF behaves as expected.**_

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Setting CONTAINERS_STORAGE_CONF ignores ALL configuration #2419

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podman info output

Podman in a container

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Upstream Latest Release

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