This bug was fixed in the package gvfs - 1.19.2-0ubuntu1
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gvfs (1.19.2-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
- smb: Fix write file error: Success. (LP: #490176)
- sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
(LP: #517033)
- http:
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/trusty-proposed/gvfs
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/517033
Title:
gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
The bug has been fixed in
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/commit/?id=629c5cc2425945bcd39a6ca28f77ec391bf96950
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) = (unassigned)
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged = Fix Committed
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** Changed in: gvfs
Status: New = Fix Released
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/517033
Title:
gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
(echo)
To
This bug causes permanent data loss with no warning.
How is it possibly Importance: Low?
If we can't SFTP with gvfs, it should be disabled. A feature that eats your
data is worse than no feature at all.
** Tags added: precise
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That should read If we can't fix SFTP with gvfs ...
Also:
When editing files with vim over gvfs/sftp, the whole file is lost upon saving.
When editing files with LibreOffice Calc over gvfs/sftp, the existing files
gets corrupted such that LibreOffice can no longer open it.
This is with Ubuntu
** Changed in: gvfs
Status: Unknown = New
** Changed in: gvfs
Importance: Unknown = Medium
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gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing (echo)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/517033
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Thanks for the report, linking the upstream one and marking this as
triaged.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #608910
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608910
** Also affects: gvfs via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608910
Importance: Unknown
Status:
