Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nautilus
A new user could not discover a way to perform administrator privileged
file system operations (in particular, moving a directory into a root
owned directory.
steps to reproduce:
1 open /usr/share/ and home dir in two nautilus windows
2 attempt to drag a file or directory into /usr/share
what is shown:
"Error while moving "filename".
There was an error moving the file into /usr/share.
Error moving file: Permission denied
what is expected:
a way to escalate privileges and allow the operation.
suggestion for fix:
1 explain the privilege escalation requirement and ask if this is what the user
intended
2 present gtksu to the user if necessary
3 perform operation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy nautilus
nautilus:
Installed: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
Candidate: 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 1:2.22.3-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:2.22.2-0ubuntu4 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
1:2.20.0-0ubuntu7 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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no way to escalate privileges (sudo) for file moving operations in nautilus
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256221
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