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Bug 341825 - File removal without write permisson
File removal without write permisson
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 339596
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-05-15 10:21 UTC by Josselin Mouette
Modified: 2006-06-18 17:23 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14


Description Josselin Mouette 2006-05-15 10:21:03 UTC 
It is impossible to remove a file in a directory that doesn't have the write permission for the user, even if the user owns that file. This happens when using shift+delete, or when emptying the trash.

In the case the user asks for a retry, nautilus should first try to change the permissions to allow for this removal.
Comment 1 Josselin Mouette 2006-06-18 15:13:37 UTC 
Andre Heynatz notes that directories originally copied from a CD are always write-protected and as such will not be deleted when emptying the trash.

See http://bugs.debian.org/374299
Comment 2 Christian Neumair 2006-06-18 17:23:21 UTC 
Two issues:

1) copying from CD-ROM yields r/o files. Fixed in Nautilus 2.14.1, cf. bug 167102
2) lack of permissions doesn't cause a chmod on empty trash. Reported as bug  339596.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 339596 ***