kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions

[stealthbanana]

OK I was lazy and just started dolphin as root to move some files around. Unfortunately this changes the permissions of /.kde/share/apps/d3lphin/bookmark.xml file to be owned by root.

Just a warning.

[Rog131]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions





Bug #136458 in dolphin / Bug #136458, first reported on 2007-08-31
dolphin not able to save bookmarks after using "open as root" option
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...in/+bug/136458

Topic: Dolphin crashes
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086993.0

Topic: d3lphin
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087248.0

Topic: Dolphin error on close
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3087658.0

[disturbedite]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions

somehow, even tho this is a filed bug, i don't think its a bug. this type of thing happens with lots of applications. if you run something as a different user, such as su/root, permissions of certain files will change to that user.

i've had this happen with more than 2 applications, konqueror & firefox included. its easy to fix tho, just chmod -R 755 the appropriate folders.

[Fenyx]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions

No, this is really a bug with kdesudo. The problem is that if a config (rc) file for an app launched with kdesudo doesn't exist yet, it will create that config file, in the user's home directory, but with root's ownership. This should not be the case, and certainly wasn't the case for kdesu. It would be the case if you tried to run a GUI app using sudo, which is why it's not recommended to do that.

[Rog131]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions



Bug #136458 in dolphin is a duplicate of bug #155032 ->

kdesu ownership change
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...do/+bug/155032

Workaround - you could do as kubicle tells in Topic: Tribe 5 and konqueror.
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086411.0

Or simply use:
Alt + F2 : /usr/bin/kdesu.distrib dolphin instead of kdesudo dolphin (or open as root)

[iano]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions

Yes, i found this too. If doing things beyond the basic, go back to konqueror!

[Fenyx]

Re: kdesu dolphin changes bookmark permissions

Yes, i found this too. If doing things beyond the basic, go back to konqueror!

The bug isn't with Dolphin, it's with kdesu/kdesudo. So even if you go back to Konqueror, the bug remains, but shows in some other way.