Bug 107691

Summary:	Allow user to change ownership of files and folders
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	William Kendrick <nbs>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	ivanmaglica
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Attachments:	Folder's Properties window with "Administrator Mode" ownership-override button Folder's Properties window, once "Administrator Mode" ownership-override button has been activated

Description William Kendrick 2005-06-19 01:42:34 UTC

Version:           3.4.0 (using KDE 3.4.0, Debian Package 4:3.4.0-0pre4 (3.1))
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.8-2-686

When coming across a file or folder that is inaccessible or un-deleteable due to ownership, it would be nice if the current user could change the ownership of the file or folder by providing the root password.

Example situation: I have a an HDD mounted via an external USB IDE drive bay. It used to be stored in another desktop. It contains one folder in its root directory, "guest" (from an old 'guest' user account on the old desktop computer). Permissions allow me to go in and view files, but since the "guest" folder is owned by a 'guest' user, I cannot delete those files.

When viewing the 'Properties' for that folder, I see a notice: "Only the owner can change permissions."  It would be nice if I could simply click an "Override" button, supply my system's root password, and change ownership right there, from the 'Properties' window.

Comment 1 William Kendrick 2005-06-19 01:46:04 UTC

There are alternative solutions, but none are as user-friendly as the suggestion above would be, I think!

* Run a konsole and "su" or "sudo" and use the Unix "chown" command to change permissions
* Run Konqueror as root, via "kdesu"
* Change the umask of the mounted device via Linux's file system table (fstab)
  + Run a konsole and "su" or "sudo" and then edit "/etc/stab" with, e.g., "vi"
  + Edit "/etc/fstab" file with KWrite, via "kdesu"
  + Install "FSTabEditor" ( http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=15351 ) and use it

Comment 2 William Kendrick 2005-06-19 02:03:01 UTC

Created attachment 11507 [details]
Folder's Properties window with "Administrator Mode" ownership-override button

An "Administrator" mode button would prompt the user for the system's root
password, and allow the user to edit properties of the folder/file, just like
they could if they had been running Konqueror as root (e.g., via "kdesu
konqueror")

Comment 3 William Kendrick 2005-06-19 02:05:13 UTC

Created attachment 11508 [details]
Folder's Properties window, once "Administrator Mode" ownership-override button has been activated

After the user clicks "Administrator Mode" to override the ownership of the
file or folder, settings which could not be configured before may now be
altered (just as if the user had been running Konqueror as root).

A red outline in the window reminds the user that they are acting as
administrator (similar to the administrator mode of, e.g., KDE printer settings
window).

Comment 4 former user 2005-12-18 16:24:40 UTC

This is a duplicate of general Bug 5522: prompt for privilege escalation

Comment 5 Tommi Tervo 2006-08-17 18:52:15 UTC

*** Bug 132558 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 William Kendrick 2007-02-01 04:29:14 UTC

Any reason this is still "UNCONFIRMED" if it's a duplicate of Bug #5522?

And in that case, shouldn't Bug #132558 (which is marked as a dup of this) be marked as duplicate of Bug #5522, as well?

Thanks!

Comment 7 lexual 2007-02-24 14:53:08 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5522 ***