I have reproduced this bug when switching between different window managers (GNOME to Xfce).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225361 Title: other users don't have access to .gvfs Status in GVFS: New Status in “gvfs” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gvfs” package in ALT Linux: New Bug description: Binary package hint: gvfs I tried to copy the contents of my home-folder using "sudo cp -a", and I got cp: cannot stat '/home/user/.gvfs': Permission denied This can be reproduced whenever /home/user/.gvfs is mounted according to /etc/mtab. Not only does "cp" yield an error, but also "ls" and "cd": $ whoami user $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs dr-x------ 2 user user 0 2008-05-01 19:55 /home/user/.gvfs $ sudo -s $ whoami root $ cd /home/user/.gvfs bash: cd: /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs ls: canot access /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied $ umount /home/user/.gvfs $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs drwx------ 2 wg wg 4096 2008-04-25 23:12 /home/user/.gvfs $ cd /home/user/.gvfs $ pwd /home/user/.gvfs Ubuntu Version: 8.04 gvfs Version: 0.2.3-0ubuntu4 Expected Behaviour: well, grant access to the superuser whenever he tries to access ~/.gvfs This bug might be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/212789 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gvfs/+bug/225361/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp