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Bug 676568 - confusing and wrong error message when trying to save file to location without any access rights
confusing and wrong error message when trying to save file to location withou...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 601451
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-05-22 14:55 UTC by Matěj Cepl
Modified: 2013-01-21 02:04 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

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screenshot of the error dialog (235.63 KB, image/png)
2012-05-22 14:55 UTC, Matěj Cepl 		Details

Description Matěj Cepl 2012-05-22 14:55:34 UTC 
Created attachment 214662 [details]
screenshot of the error dialog

When trying to save as a normal user to /root/ error message is very confusing

The file "/root/vim-vimoutliner.spec" is read-only.
Do you want to try to replace it with the one you are saving?

However, the point is not that *the file* is read-only. I cannot even read that *directory* at all.
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2013-01-21 02:04:05 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 601451 ***