I had this issue as well, I found this workaround, http://chrisnicholls.ca/2008/03/22/using-gedit-over-sshfs-or-smbcifs-without-being-annoyed/
Just disable the 'Create backup of files before saving' feature. Fixed for me on 8.04. -- gedit fails to save files over smbfs/cifs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34813 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
