nautilus does not warn when copying files to read only usb flash drive
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I have a very generic usb flash drive which has a readonly/readwrite switch
(like the tab on floppy disks). If it is set to read only and then plugged in
the a ubuntu machine it appears to work like it is set to readwrite. it is
possible to copy files to it and delete files from it. if you click refresh in
nautilus to changes appear to have been made. if you then unmount the drive and
remount it (by plugging it back in), then you can see that none of the changes
you made have actually happened.
i realise that some flash drives might not comunicate that they are set to read
only, but surely a refresh in nautilus should be able to tell.
i am using nautilus 2.10.0-0ubuntu3 and the rest of the system is an up to date
hoary as of friday the 18th of march.
Changed in linux-source-2.6.15: | |
status: | Needs Info → Confirmed |
can you copy the output of a "mount" here ? Can you copy on the device from the
command line ?