I'm out of the office until 1st August. On 13 May 2011, at 20:06, Mike Doherty <[email protected]> wrote:
> Public bug reported: > > Binary package hint: nano > > If a user can read but not write a file, as often happens with system > configuration files, then they need to be root or use sudo to edit the > file. If they forget, they won't notice until they're presented with a > permission error when attempting to save. This can result in lost work > for new users who don't know how to save the edited file elsewhere. > > Nano should offer to invoke sudo and present the password prompt to > gain > the elevated privileges needed in these cases. > > ** Affects: hundredpapercuts > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > ** Affects: nano > Importance: Unknown > Status: Unknown > > ** Affects: nano (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > ** Bug watch added: GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #26000 > http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?26000 > > ** Also affects: nano via > http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?26000 > Importance: Unknown > Status: Unknown > > ** Description changed: > > Binary package hint: nano > > If a user can read but not write a file, as often happens with system > configuration files, then they need to be root or use sudo to edit > the > - file. If they forget, they'll be presented with a permission error > when > - attempting to save. This can result in lost work for new users who > don't > - know how to save the edited file elsewhere. > + file. If they forget, they won't notice until they're presented > with a > + permission error when attempting to save. This can result in lost > work > + for new users who don't know how to save the edited file elsewhere. > > Nano should offer to invoke sudo and present the password prompt to > gain > the elevated privileges needed in these cases. > > ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of > Papercutters, which is subscribed to One Hundred Paper Cuts. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782355 > > Title: > Invoke sudo and present password prompt when permission is denied to > write to a file > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > New > Status in nano: > Unknown > Status in “nano” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: nano > > If a user can read but not write a file, as often happens with system > configuration files, then they need to be root or use sudo to edit > the > file. If they forget, they won't notice until they're presented > with a > permission error when attempting to save. This can result in lost > work > for new users who don't know how to save the edited file elsewhere. > > Nano should offer to invoke sudo and present the password prompt to > gain the elevated privileges needed in these cases. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782355 Title: Invoke sudo and present password prompt when permission is denied to write to a file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/782355/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
