Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in gnome-control-center.
When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu- bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs. ** Package changed: ubuntu => gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Description changed: + **Workaround** + Install gnome-system-tools + to have again users and groups as before + While I was rather frustrated with the fact there was no ACL-based feature within Ubuntu/Linux to allow certain users to have certain access to folders, I worked around it with the group feature. In a perfect world, I would be able to say "Bob, Jim, Frank, read+write access to /media/public", but I cannot do that because there is no ACL based feature. (Hate to say it, but see OSX "get info" for an idea). To work around it, I've just created a new group and added Bob, Jim, and Frank to that group, then added that group to /media/public or whichever folder I'm targeting. It seems as if that functionality has been removed in 12.04.... really? Why would we remove needed features such as this from the GUI that was just fine the way it was? In closing - I'd really like to see that group management feature back. Several users I've spoken to just within the last 15 minutes alone have shared similar frustration. It was so easy to use... But in a perfect world, the ACL idea would be nothing short of amazing to see... Thank you for your time! ** Tags added: oneiric precise workaround -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952636 Title: No GUI-based group management feature beginning 12.04. Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: **Workaround** Install gnome-system-tools to have again users and groups as before While I was rather frustrated with the fact there was no ACL-based feature within Ubuntu/Linux to allow certain users to have certain access to folders, I worked around it with the group feature. In a perfect world, I would be able to say "Bob, Jim, Frank, read+write access to /media/public", but I cannot do that because there is no ACL based feature. (Hate to say it, but see OSX "get info" for an idea). To work around it, I've just created a new group and added Bob, Jim, and Frank to that group, then added that group to /media/public or whichever folder I'm targeting. It seems as if that functionality has been removed in 12.04.... really? Why would we remove needed features such as this from the GUI that was just fine the way it was? In closing - I'd really like to see that group management feature back. Several users I've spoken to just within the last 15 minutes alone have shared similar frustration. It was so easy to use... But in a perfect world, the ACL idea would be nothing short of amazing to see... Thank you for your time! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/952636/+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
