Public bug reported: Linked this report to ubuntu in general, because I discovered this behavior in at least two applications in gnome:
1. Open any libre office app. Go to options, paths, edit template paths. Click "add". Choose any path on system, in my case "/home-shared/config/templates/startup-templates" (which holds standards templates I sync across a number of machines) Click ok The path added to libre office reads "/home/markus" (my real home folder) 2. Open arista transcoder clieck create conversion click on source Select "choose directory" Choose any directory on your system Selected directory become my /home/markus directory again. So it makes me believe that there is some thing wrong under the hood in gnome or anywhere else in linux since it affects at least two applications with the same symptoms. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.287 Uname: Linux 3.6.6-030606-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Nov 17 21:20:01 2012 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-07 (163 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-16 (32 days ago) ** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080169 Title: Cannot select working directory other than own home in applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1080169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs