| 2014-03-05 22:48:30 |
Jamin W. Collins |
bug |
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| 2014-03-05 22:48:30 |
Jamin W. Collins |
attachment added |
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Correct PARENT_DIR variable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1288448/+attachment/4008977/+files/dropbox-no-super-user.patch |
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| 2014-03-06 00:23:37 |
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot |
tags |
amd64 apport-bug saucy |
amd64 apport-bug patch saucy |
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| 2014-03-06 00:23:47 |
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Review Team |
| 2014-03-08 16:33:58 |
Launchpad Janitor |
nautilus-dropbox (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2014-03-08 16:37:11 |
Amr Ibrahim |
tags |
amd64 apport-bug patch saucy |
amd64 apport-bug patch saucy trusty |
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| 2014-03-08 18:34:06 |
Alberto Salvia Novella |
nautilus-dropbox (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
High |
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| 2014-03-09 07:15:33 |
Chow Loong Jin |
nautilus-dropbox (Ubuntu): importance |
High |
Medium |
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| 2014-03-09 07:40:51 |
Amr Ibrahim |
tags |
amd64 apport-bug patch saucy trusty |
amd64 apport-bug patch precise saucy trusty |
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| 2014-03-09 07:45:35 |
Amr Ibrahim |
description |
Recently, I received a prompt indicating that dropbox needed super user permissions. I found this strange as dropbox should only need access to folders and files owned by my user. A quick google search turned up the following:
http://blog.ishans.info/2013/12/26/fixing-authentication-is-needed-to-run-usrbindropbox-as-the-super-user-error-in-linux/
The referenced fix:
diff --git a/dropbox b/dropbox
index e4f2bfc..c087b71 100755
--- a/dropbox
+++ b/dropbox
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ GPG_WARNING = u"Note: python-gpgme is not installed, we will n
DOWNLOADING = u"Downloading Dropbox... %d%%"
UNPACKING = u"Unpacking Dropbox... %d%%"
-PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("/var/lib/dropbox")
+PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~")
DROPBOXD_PATH = "%s/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" % PARENT_DIR
DESKTOP_FILE = u"/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop"
does indeed appear to work.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus-dropbox 1.4.0-3ubuntu0.13.10.1 [modified: usr/bin/dropbox]
Uname: Linux 3.13.5-ar-dc0ead5 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 5 14:39:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-12-21 (1535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus-dropbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-04 (121 days ago) |
Recently, I received a prompt indicating that dropbox needed super user permissions. I found this strange as dropbox should only need access to folders and files owned by my user. A quick google search turned up the following:
http://blog.ishans.info/2013/12/26/fixing-authentication-is-needed-to-run-usrbindropbox-as-the-super-user-error-in-linux/
The referenced fix:
diff --git a/dropbox b/dropbox
index e4f2bfc..c087b71 100755
--- a/dropbox
+++ b/dropbox
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ GPG_WARNING = u"Note: python-gpgme is not installed, we will n
DOWNLOADING = u"Downloading Dropbox... %d%%"
UNPACKING = u"Unpacking Dropbox... %d%%"
-PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("/var/lib/dropbox")
+PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~")
DROPBOXD_PATH = "%s/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" % PARENT_DIR
DESKTOP_FILE = u"/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop"
does indeed appear to work.
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WORKAROUND:
Reinstall nautilus-dropbox;
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nautilus-dropbox
---------------------------------------------------
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus-dropbox 1.4.0-3ubuntu0.13.10.1 [modified: usr/bin/dropbox]
Uname: Linux 3.13.5-ar-dc0ead5 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 5 14:39:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-12-21 (1535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus-dropbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-04 (121 days ago) |
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| 2014-03-09 07:58:06 |
Amr Ibrahim |
description |
Recently, I received a prompt indicating that dropbox needed super user permissions. I found this strange as dropbox should only need access to folders and files owned by my user. A quick google search turned up the following:
http://blog.ishans.info/2013/12/26/fixing-authentication-is-needed-to-run-usrbindropbox-as-the-super-user-error-in-linux/
The referenced fix:
diff --git a/dropbox b/dropbox
index e4f2bfc..c087b71 100755
--- a/dropbox
+++ b/dropbox
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ GPG_WARNING = u"Note: python-gpgme is not installed, we will n
DOWNLOADING = u"Downloading Dropbox... %d%%"
UNPACKING = u"Unpacking Dropbox... %d%%"
-PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("/var/lib/dropbox")
+PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~")
DROPBOXD_PATH = "%s/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" % PARENT_DIR
DESKTOP_FILE = u"/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop"
does indeed appear to work.
---------------------------------------------------
WORKAROUND:
Reinstall nautilus-dropbox;
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nautilus-dropbox
---------------------------------------------------
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus-dropbox 1.4.0-3ubuntu0.13.10.1 [modified: usr/bin/dropbox]
Uname: Linux 3.13.5-ar-dc0ead5 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 5 14:39:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-12-21 (1535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus-dropbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-04 (121 days ago) |
Recently, I received a prompt indicating that dropbox needed super user permissions. I found this strange as dropbox should only need access to folders and files owned by my user. A quick google search turned up the following:
http://blog.ishans.info/2013/12/26/fixing-authentication-is-needed-to-run-usrbindropbox-as-the-super-user-error-in-linux/
The referenced fix:
diff --git a/dropbox b/dropbox
index e4f2bfc..c087b71 100755
--- a/dropbox
+++ b/dropbox
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ GPG_WARNING = u"Note: python-gpgme is not installed, we will n
DOWNLOADING = u"Downloading Dropbox... %d%%"
UNPACKING = u"Unpacking Dropbox... %d%%"
-PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("/var/lib/dropbox")
+PARENT_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~")
DROPBOXD_PATH = "%s/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" % PARENT_DIR
DESKTOP_FILE = u"/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop"
does indeed appear to work.
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WORKAROUND:
Purge then reinstall nautilus-dropbox;
sudo apt-get purge nautilus-dropbox && sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: nautilus-dropbox 1.4.0-3ubuntu0.13.10.1 [modified: usr/bin/dropbox]
Uname: Linux 3.13.5-ar-dc0ead5 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 5 14:39:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2009-12-21 (1535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus-dropbox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-04 (121 days ago) |
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