GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 135088
file-properties dialog says you can't change permissions but permissions checkboxes not greyed out
Last modified: 2005-06-03 07:21:38 UTC
Distribution: Debian testing/unstable Package: nautilus Severity: normal Version: GNOME2.5.5 2.5.x Gnome-Distributor: GARNOME Synopsis: Inconsistency when setting permissions on a folder with mixed owners' files Bugzilla-Product: nautilus Bugzilla-Component: File and Folder Operations Bugzilla-Version: 2.5.x Description: I have the home folder showing on my desktop. This folder includes files owned by root. When selecting the permissions tab in the properties, I get the message "You are not the owner, so you can't change these permissions.", but the permission checkboxes *are enabled*. So, should the message not be shown, or the permission checkboxes disabled? Additional info: nautilus 2.5.7 from garnome 0.30.1 (gnome 2.5.5). ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-02-21 19:02 ------- Reassigning to the default owner of the component, nautilus-maint@bugzilla.gnome.org.
I can't reproduce this. You're not using NFS or some other type of mounted /home are you?
OK, looks like the problem wasn't there being files with different owners in ~/ To reproduce: on the desktop, in a default install, there should be a link to your home directory called something like "start folder of user". Right clicking on it and selecting properties, then the permission tabs, the bug should manifest itself. Funny thing is that browsing the filesystem, the error won't happen doing the same (the "you're not the owner" thing won't appear when checking /home/user). It only seems to fail only on the desktop. More information: the /home/jhbuid folder I'm using has these permissions: drwxr-xr-x 31 jhbuild jhbuild 4096 2004-02-25 15:54 jhbuild
Forgot it: no NFS mount. The only thing I can think of is that the /home and /usr mountpoints are in a different hard disk.
I'm seeing the same problems with /usr and /home on the same drive. this is with gnome 2.6 from debian experimental.
fct834@alboran.ual.es: OK, thanks. I can reproduce your example on FC2 (for the "username's Home" icon on the Desktop).
Created attachment 32502 [details] Computer Properties > Permissions tab
Created attachment 32503 [details] username's Home > Permissions tab This one shows the permissions not being grayed out for the "username's Home" icon on the Desktop.
Cannot reproduce this here with 2.8.x. Has this been resolved?
Still seeing it in Debian sid's gnome 2.8.1 (nautilus 2.8.2), with a fresh user account. Screenshot in comment #7 matches the situation.
The issue Matthew describe is completely different, isn't it? Whatever permission change you apply on the home folder icon, it will be applied to your home folder (/home/matthew), which is intentional. "computer:///" is just a virtual location you're not allowed to modify. sudo mkdir'ing a folder (root-owned) and showing its properties correctly disables these widgets for me. Feel free to reopen this bug report if you disagree.