** Summary changed: - Cannot start graphical session when disk is full (and Ubuntu does not warn about this fact) + Implement disk quota for users to prevent GUI failure when user fill up disk.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610358 Title: Implement disk quota for users to prevent GUI failure when user fill up disk. Status in gdm: New Status in GNOME Disks: Expired Status in Nautilus: New Status in quota: New Status in Transmission: Invalid Status in gnome-disk-utility package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility How to reproduce : - start long operations filling disk space, for example big downloads or DVD rip, etc.. - Ubuntu (gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon) pop ups messages warning that the disk has few space left, and proposes to empty trash. Remark : if the user has left his computer he will not see all these messages. - when disk is full (less than ~10Mo, I did not check exactly), log out your session, or restart your computer Result : it is IMPOSSIBLE to start a graphical session (Gnome, KDE, Lubuntu, Openbox, Gnome backup session...), and there is no explanation about it in GDM. The only one working is the xterm session, which is not understandable by non-technical users. Propositions of improvement : - In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows for example) that "Ubuntu may not work properly (impossible to start a graphical session... ) if the disk is full or nearly full". We can also add a "More information" button explaining the technical reason (need to write in /tmp ...). - In a medium term : find a way (quotas?) to ensure that the users can always start a graphical session Another (dirty IMHO) solution is : prevent applications such as file managers, P2P, ripping applications, from filling all disk space. Or make them warn the user about possible risks. Discussion on ubuntu-fr forum : http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3695049 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/610358/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
