Public bug reported: Binary package hint: nautilus
If I try to make a link on a FAT partition, I get this error: Error while creating link to filename. There was an error creating the symlink in /media/FATpartition. Show more details v Error making symbolic link: Operation not permitted 1. If you can't make a link on a certain filesystem, you probably shouldn't even offer to. Ctrl+Shift+Drag should show a "not allowed" icon instead of a link icon. 2. If you do let them think they can create a link, and then show an error message, you need to reword it. This error message is too cryptic. 3. Better yet, there should be a way to make "pseudo-links" on filesystems that don't support linux-style symbolic links. A .desktop file could be created that targets the desired location, for instance, or a Windows .lnk shortcut could be created. Related ideas here: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16427/ ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: nautilus 1:2.26.2-0ubuntu2 [modified: usr/share/applications/nautilus-home.desktop] ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/fish SourcePackage: nautilus Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic i686 ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 -- Cannot make links on FAT partitions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458622 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs