First run of nano creates a directory in $HOME, if run as sudo will be root owned
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
nano (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If nano is started for the first with sudo then a root owned directory named .nano is created in the user's $HOME directory.
If 1st. started as a user then the user owns .nano & ownership will not be altered by subsequent use of sudo nano.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: nano 2.4.1-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.3-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 4 20:06:16 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-25 (128 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150224)
SourcePackage: nano
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in nano (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in nano (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Invalid → New |
Changed in nano (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
summary: |
- Launching nano with sudo creates a root owned directory in $HOME + First run of nano creates a directory in $HOME, if run as sudo will be + root owned |
description: | updated |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Using sudo nano /etc/fstab still makes a hidden root-owned .nano folder in my home, so as far as I'm concerned the bug is still live.