Bug 306754

Summary:	configuration file is in read only after install
Product:	[Unmaintained] kdelibs	Reporter:	Ciro Santilli <ciro.santilli>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdelibs bugs <kdelibs-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	jan_lepper
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Ciro Santilli 2012-09-13 16:12:07 UTC

Hi there,

I installed the ubuntu krusader package on Ubuntu 11.10 with apt-get.

When I tried to run krusader as a normal user (not sudo), I got the message:

"Krusader's configuration file is in READ ONLY mode (why is that?!) Changed values will not be saved."

And effectively, when I changed the configs they didn't save.

I checked the config files under ~/.kde/share/config/, and really they had permissions -rw------.

The same goes for config files that don't belong to krusader, so I'm guessing this could be a more general kde problem.

I tried to remove them, and reestart krusader, but they got recreated with the same permissions.

The only thing that did work was manually changing the permissions to give them write acces by the normal user.

This is similar to

http://forum.krusader.org/viewtopic.php?p=10177

except I started as a normal user the first time.

Is this intended behaviour? Is there a security problem is allowing a user to write things which are on his own home dir? Is this ubuntu only? Should I report this somewhere else?

Thanks

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install krusader on ubuntu from a package and apt-get
2. Run krusader as a normal user.
3. Try change configs, save them and reestart.
Actual Results:  
Configs didn't save.

Expected Results:  
Configs save

Comment 1 Jan Lepper 2013-02-28 12:16:38 UTC

looks like a problem in kdelibs

Comment 2 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-10 03:23:11 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-11-21 04:21:08 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 4 Justin Zobel 2023-01-02 07:43:40 UTC

Thank you for reporting this issue in KDE software. As it has been a while since this issue was reported, can we please ask you to see if you can reproduce the issue with a recent software version?

If you can reproduce the issue, please change the status to "REPORTED" when replying. Thank you!

Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2023-01-17 05:15:03 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with
no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
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If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is
ready to be confirmed.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2023-02-01 05:04:39 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the
wiki located here:
https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!