[Bug 782355] [NEW] Invoke sudo and present password prompt when permission is denied to write to a file

[Marcus Haslam]

I'm out of the office until 1st August.

On 13 May 2011, at 20:06, Mike Doherty <782355 at bugs.launchpad.net>  
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
>
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>
> 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.

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Title:
  Invoke sudo and present password prompt when permission is denied to
  write to a file

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Invalid
Status in nano:
  Unknown
Status in “nano” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “vim” 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.

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