Binary package hint: gvfs
I tried to copy the contents of my home-folder using "sudo cp -a", and I got cp: cannot stat '/home/user/.gvfs': Permission denied
This can be reproduced whenever /home/user/.gvfs is mounted according to /etc/mtab. Not only does "cp" yield an error, but also "ls" and "cd":
$ whoami user $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs dr-x------ 2 user user 0 2008-05-01 19:55 /home/user/.gvfs $ sudo -s $ whoami root $ cd /home/user/.gvfs bash: cd: /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs ls: canot access /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied $ umount /home/user/.gvfs $ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs drwx------ 2 wg wg 4096 2008-04-25 23:12 /home/user/.gvfs $ cd /home/user/.gvfs $ pwd /home/user/.gvfs
Ubuntu Version: 8.04 gvfs Version: 0.2.3-0ubuntu4 Expected Behaviour: well, grant access to the superuser whenever he tries to access ~/.gvfs
This bug might be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/212789
Binary package hint: gvfs
I tried to copy the contents of my home-folder using "sudo cp -a", and I got
cp: cannot stat '/home/user/.gvfs': Permission denied
This can be reproduced whenever /home/user/.gvfs is mounted according to /etc/mtab. Not only does "cp" yield an error, but also "ls" and "cd":
$ whoami
user
$ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs
dr-x------ 2 user user 0 2008-05-01 19:55 /home/user/.gvfs
$ sudo -s
$ whoami
root
$ cd /home/user/.gvfs
bash: cd: /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied
$ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs
ls: canot access /home/user/.gvfs: Permission denied
$ umount /home/user/.gvfs
$ ls -dl /home/user/.gvfs
drwx------ 2 wg wg 4096 2008-04-25 23:12 /home/user/.gvfs
$ cd /home/user/.gvfs
$ pwd
/home/user/.gvfs
Ubuntu Version: 8.04
gvfs Version: 0.2.3-0ubuntu4
Expected Behaviour: well, grant access to the superuser whenever he tries to access ~/.gvfs
This bug might be related to /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ gvfs/+bug/ 212789
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