This bug was fixed in the package gvfs - 1.19.2-0ubuntu1
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gvfs (1.19.2-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
- smb: Fix "write file error: Success". (LP: #490176)
- sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
(LP: #517033)
- http:
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/trusty-proposed/gvfs
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Title:
gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
(ech
The bug has been fixed in
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gvfs/commit/?id=629c5cc2425945bcd39a6ca28f77ec391bf96950
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) => (unassigned)
** Changed in: gvfs (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
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Title:
gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing
(echo)
To m
That should read "If we can't fix SFTP with gvfs ..."
Also:
When editing files with vim over gvfs/sftp, the whole file is lost upon saving.
When editing files with LibreOffice Calc over gvfs/sftp, the existing files
gets corrupted such that LibreOffice can no longer open it.
This is with Ubuntu
This bug causes permanent data loss with no warning.
How is it possibly "Importance: Low"?
If we can't SFTP with gvfs, it should be disabled. A feature that eats your
data is worse than no feature at all.
** Tags added: precise
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** Changed in: gvfs
Status: Unknown => New
** Changed in: gvfs
Importance: Unknown => Medium
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gvfsd-sftp: unable to append to file when using low-level writing (echo)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/517033
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Thanks for the report, linking the upstream one and marking this as
triaged.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #608910
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608910
** Also affects: gvfs via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=608910
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unkn