Lack of easy authentication for system files
Bug #53592 reported by
aysiu
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nautilus (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nautilus
When a user with sudo privileges double-clicks a system file, she is unable to save it, and if it's read-only for root, then she is told she's "unable to open" said file.
Rather than being denied access, a user with sudo rights should have a dialogue that allows her to grant herself administrative privileges (should she wish to) to view or modify the file.
This dialogue would be similar to gDebi's dialogue allowing one to install .deb files with a double-click.
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I can confirm the part about not being able to save the read only file, but the file did open when I double clicked it.