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.
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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
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Cannot make links on FAT partitions
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/458622
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