GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 395074
file-roller delete home folder while extracting a single file without an editor
Last modified: 2007-02-05 18:35:17 UTC
Please describe the problem: I extract a tar.gz file -> http://mh-lantech.css-hamburg.de/ipcop/download.php?view.166# a ip-cop addon. When I click on the icon "view the selectet" file on the top of file-roller I have to choose a programm which I prefer to view the file. Unfordunatly I don't choose a programm from the list or type on in the box. because the list was empty. Afer then, my harddrive worked for 3 or 4seconds and then my homefolder was empty. What was happen? I think the file-roller-application uses the user-folder as a tmp folder for its viewing programms. The file I selectet was a Installation script called "Install" I think after pushing open file roller opend this script und I has routines which delete the folder it was Includet. Steps to reproduce: 1. download the file I mentioned above 2. open the archive. select the Install file and click on "View the selected file" 3. don't select an editor and then click on open it. Actual results: It deletes my home folder, exept the files owned by root. or It could not delete. Expected results: save the file to another seperate folder which could not danger any other files. and when don't select an editor I expect an warning message. Does this happen every time? yes. Other information: no thanks.
Created attachment 79978 [details] to check it
I think there is a problem with the pwd. the script think it is in /home/user while opening it. Is this correct?
Hi again. very, sorry. In addition to my first post I have to say it's not a "blocker" but I can't change this anymore. first -read and think then write...
I think this can be fixed disabling the ok button in the 'open with' dialog if no application has been selected.
I've commited a patch to svn to disable the ok button as described above.