This is an up to date 8.04 i386.
$ sudo strace -e trace=lstat64 stat /home/ralph/.gvfs lstat64("/home/ralph/.gvfs", 0xbfe8be54) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) stat: cannot stat `/home/ralph/.gvfs': Permission denied Process 30706 detached $
I think the problem still exists.
This is an up to date 8.04 i386.
$ sudo strace -e trace=lstat64 stat /home/ralph/.gvfs "/home/ ralph/. gvfs", 0xbfe8be54) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied) ralph/. gvfs': Permission denied
lstat64(
stat: cannot stat `/home/
Process 30706 detached
$
I think the problem still exists.