[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Changed in: nautilus Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Fix Released Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just "Access denied"? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option "nopasswd" in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
For those interested, I created a simple Nautilus extension that adds Open as Administrator and Edit as Administrator entries to the context menu. It's in the official Ubuntu and Debian repositories. Just enable the backports repository and install the nautilus-admin package. Of course, this doesn't fix this bug! Nautilus really should ask for the admin password when necessary, but I don't think this will ever be implemented. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
This feature would be very nice. But Ubuntu should at least offer an option in the file manager(s) to open as root like some other distros (plus a warning somewhere in the window that it's dangerous, like Thunar and Mousepad do when running as root). Right now, accessing/editing system files requires using sudo in terminal (gksudo was removed so it's not an option) or adding custom actions/scripts to the file manager (and nautilus-gksu was also removed), which is not very user friendly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
In other words, yes, it's kind of sad this feature isn't in yet, but this isn't the right place to comment. See the GNOME link at the top. Just keep in mind these forums are made up of volunteers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
This is a very difficult issue because it amounts to a fairly major feature change underneath. Every access has to be wrapped by a permissions check, followed by an authentication. Someone tried to patch this into the file manager a while back, but the patch never got approved. The real bug is the GNOME bug. That's where most of the work happens, and that's where this bug has been prioritized out of scope for years. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
This one has always irritated the heck out of me, because I often don't know in advance of starting Nautilus that I'm going to want to change something in a root-owned file. But I've been resigned to it because I imagined there was some insuperable difficulty in implementing it. And when my students hit this problem I get a little defensive and tell them it's not the developers' fault, it's due to the restrictions in Linux that prevent processes gaining root, which would create a security risk. I've recently switched to Crunchbang. Imagine my surprise when I found the file manager there can do what I want! The file manager is Thunar. So I googled for 'thunar privilege escalation' and found an interesting article: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/file-browser-privilege- escalation-done-right/ More than 9 years since this serious usability bug was filed. Almost 7 years since that psychocats article. The wonderful thing about open source development is the speed of progress, the way that problems are fixed quickly and systems are updated. Really? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Milestone: papercuts-nautilus = papercuts-s-nautilus -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Milestone: None = papercuts-nautilus ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Milestone: papercuts-nautilus = None ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Milestone: None = papercuts-nautilus -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
there are many possible ways to fix this, some obviously easier than others. I'm going to target this for a paper cut milestone for the time being so we can keep track of it, and forward it to the upstream Nautilus devs later and see what they think. I think a simple solution would be to add an option to the context menu that says Action to perform as administrator, or some variation on a theme. This would perform the action in the relevant application with root privileges without having to elevate those of Nautilus. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Milestone: None = raring-round-2 ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided = Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
To those Linux developers every issue seems complex and Ubuntu (and Linux in general) is full of usability issues which exist for as long as Linux exists. I just stopped using this crap. Everyone should do that. Stop using Linux on the desktop and stop the development, because Linux on the desktop sucks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 12154] Re: Nautilus should have a superuser mode
The issue seems complex, but I'm going to promote this to the One Hundred Papercuts project to try refocus the problem, since its a valid usability issue, and a very old one. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12154 Title: Nautilus should have a superuser mode Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New Status in Nautilus: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: For the following moves: 1. can't change permissions of a different user or root. WHy not implement sudo prompt* here, instead of just Access denied? 2. can't move files into directories with root control on them, eg., moving azureus from ~ (/home/user) to /opt or /usr/share. Again, a sudo prompt* should occur here. Moving files with the terminal is annoying. I think I read Red Hat is working on elminating the terminal recently as well... *sudo prompt because it's useful for us who use hte option nopasswd in /etc/sudoers :) http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65058 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/12154/+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
