SUMMARY When I mount my TrueNAS server's pool directory using sshfs, Dolphin thinks I can write into it (right-click shows the "create new file" option), but actually can't (gives an error message). If per-directory view modes are enabled, Dolphin therefore tries to save a .directory file upon change, but fails and freezes. This seems to be the relevant part of code: https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/blob/master/src/views/viewproperties.cpp#L78 STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Have a TrueNAS instance or presumably any remote server where a directory is not writable (i.e., one cannot create a file in this very directory) 2. sshfs serveraddress:/mnt/mypool /path/to/mountpoint 3. Open /path/to/mountpoint in Dolphin 4. Change the view mode OBSERVED RESULT Dolphin freezes EXPECTED RESULT Dolphin silently handles the error (and saves the config elsewhere). Ideally, it also detects that the directory is not actually writable and hides menu options accordingly, although I am not sure who is to blame in this case. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro 22.1.0 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.104.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Related: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214560
Permalink to the previously mentioned line of code: https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/blob/8e85fbb70c4b2e15eb13a8e30753c4c6bdeb1007/src/views/viewproperties.cpp#L78
Thanks for the bug report. I'm sorry we weren't able to get to this yet. There have been many fixes and improvements since this was reported, and this issue may have been fixed. Can you please re-test on your system with Dolphin 25.04.1 or later and let us know if you can still reproduce the problem? If you can, please set this report back to REPORTED. Thanks!
Unfortunately I don't think there's any reason to expect that this has gotten better on its own; returning to REPORTED status.