Ubuntu
gnome-utils package

gnome-screenshot uses non-unique temporary directory breaks on multi-user system

Bug #99995 reported by James Troup
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-utils
Fix Released
Medium
gnome-utils (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-utils

gnome-screenshot creates a /tmp/gnome-screenshot directory owned by the first user to run it. The next user to run gnome-screenshot experiences a hang when gnome-screenshot tries to save the screenshot.

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. This upload fixes the bug:

 gnome-utils (2.18.0-0ubuntu2) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches/07_fix_screenshot_tmp_directory.patch:
     - fix the screenshot directory to be unique for the user (Ubuntu: #99995)

Changed in gnome-utils:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-utils:
status: Unknown → Unconfirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-utils:
status: New → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gnome-utils:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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