GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 153907
Nautilus allows you to trash files and folders which you cannot delete.
Last modified: 2005-03-06 15:23:12 UTC
Distribution: Slackware Slackware 9.1.0 Package: nautilus Severity: major Version: GNOME2.6.2 2.6.x Gnome-Distributor: Dropline Systems Synopsis: Nautilus allows you to trash files and folders which you cannot delete. Bugzilla-Product: nautilus Bugzilla-Component: File and Folder Operations Bugzilla-Version: 2.6.x Description: Description of Problem: Nautilus allows you to trash files and folders which you cannot delete. For example, you could delete: /u/shared/images/cars ...even though you don't have write privs to several directories and files under cars. The problem occurs when you go to empty the trash: you get permission errors. This is inconsistent and leaves the desktop it in a state which cannot be changed without root priveledges, or access to the actual owner of the trashed files. Reversing the operation can be difficult, because the trash operation merely moves files and folders, and after some time it may be difficult to tell where the files were originally. Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. delete a directory containing files or folders which you do not own and do not have write access to 2. try to empty the trash 3. Actual Results: You are unable to empty the trashcan. Expected Results: If you cannot delete files or folders (empty them from the trash can), then it seems to me that Nautilus should not allow you to trash them. How often does this happen? Any time the above described situation occurs. Additional Information: ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-09-27 21:13 ------- Unknown platform unknown. Setting to default platform "Other". Unknown milestone "unknown" in product "nautilus". Setting to default milestone for this product, '---' Setting to default status "UNCONFIRMED". Setting qa contact to the default for this product. This bug either had no qa contact or an invalid one.
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