Public bug reported:
This happens when running as root:
myuser@mycomputer:~$ gksu nautilus
When permissions are changed through right-clicking a folder and
selecting properties, nautilus displays a properties dialog, quickly
followed by an empty dialog box and crashes. This only affects folders,
not files.
Sometimes the dialog displays:
"The owner could not be changed."
"Sorry, could not change the owner of 'test'. Specified owner 'myuser' does not
exist."
(See attachments).
I know myuser exists as I am logged in as myuser!
This also happens when the folder is owned by 'otheruser', who is not logged on.
===Work-around===
Use chmod to change permissions.
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1) Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
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2) nautilus:
Installed: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu16
Candidate: 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu16
Version table:
*** 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu16 0
500 http://ve.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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3) I expected for it to let me change basic folder properties and/or
permissions.
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4) Instead it crashes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 14 19:23:22 2013
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry'
b"'800x550+65+189'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-04 (41 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug nautilus-crash permissions raring third-party-packages
** Attachment added: "Attachment 1"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1225563/+attachment/3821486/+files/Error.png
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