[Bug 35027] Nautilus tries to connect to sftp bookmarks at inappropriate times

Henrik Nilsen Omma henrik at ubuntu.com
Wed Mar 15 12:09:47 UTC 2006


Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35027

Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
I have set a few bookmarks to remote servers in Nautilus. I've also
added their passwords to the password wallet so that when I click on a
bookmark it connects directly. Great!

However, it also tries (and fails) to connect at other times when it
should not. For example, when I open a .tgz file by clicking on it and
then try to extract a file. Presumably it opens the file dialogue which
shares settings with Nautilus, and tries to access the bookmarked sites.

When I press Cancel it keeps insisting, and asks for the password for
each bookmarked site repeatedly. This of course looks bad, but more it's
more disturbing that it's trying to connect in the first place.

As a user it concerns me that my system is trying to connect to a remote
server when I haven't asked it too. When else might Nautilus be
connecting to the wrong place by accident. Some of the remote folders I
have bookmarked are directly exposed on the web, so I can worry that one
of my private files from my desktop might somehow accidentally appear on
the web.

It might be related to bug #24211




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