[regression] [Quantal] can't browse to gvfs share

[John Harrington]

When running Precise, I used the ~/.gvfs directory to access a file or directory on a windows share from applications (primarily Thunderbird) that didn't support network browsing. Now, with Quantal, although the mounted directory appears in /run/user/<username>/gvfs, it isn't browsable, either from a file browser (I tried thunar and dolphin) or from the Thunderbird file browser window. When I mount the C drive and try to browse it, I get a message in Thunar that pagefile.sys is not available. When I mount a subdirectory under C and try to browse it, nothing happens.

Also, when I try to browse the share, Thunar and Thunderbird go into zombie state.

I can browse the share in Thunar using smb:// but that doesn't work from Thunderbird file browser.

Attached is a file showing the readout in kernel log when I try to browse the share in the gvfs directory.

[John Harrington (j-fharrington)]

This report is not a duplicate of bug #1069255. That one had to do with the fact that the gvfs directory had moved. This one had to do with the fact that, in its new location, it can't be opened.

[Steve Garbarini (stevegarbarini)]

No, this is not a duplicate of bug #1069255. This is a problem related to Thunar browsing deeply within the gvfs folder (which as of 12.10 is at /run/user/<username>/gvfs). I see the same problem as John Harrington when I try to browse deeply into that folder... Thunar just hangs.

[Fastguy (erenoglu)]

I confirm this bug. And it is not a duplicate of #1069255.

To reproduce:
1) Share the drive from Windows where your pagefile resides (ie c:)
2) Browse it and mount it with Thunar.
3) Try to list the contents of directory with Thunar, you will receive an error that pagefile.sys resource busy. You won't be able to see folder contents.
normal ls on the /run/user/username/gvfs/mounted_location/ works.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.