Re: Problems moving files to trash when on different file systems

From: Oliver (o.oboyle_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 04/13/05 

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:23:57 -0400

Oliver wrote:
> I seem to have discovered a problem that prohibits deleting and editing
> files on a FreeBSD 5.2.1 NFS share from a Solaris 10 client running Xsun
> and GNOME desktop.

no one has any idea at all?! :)

>
> I'm using the file "foobar" as the test subject and it lives on the NFS
> server. All commands are being executed from the client unless otherwise
> specified. I've already verified that my UID/GIDs match on both hosts
> and that my NFS settings are configured properly.
>
> $ls -n
> -rw-r--r-- 1 500 500 0 Apr 11 2005 foobar
>
> The Symptoms:
>
> 1) I can't delete "foobar" while in nautilus, but I can delete "foobar"
> when in the shell (bash).
> 2) When I try to delete "foobar" while in nautilus, I get the following
> message:
>
> Error "Not on the same file system" while deleting
> "/export/home...iles/foobar".
>
> The Analysis:
>
> "...this is simply a problem with nautilus that can be reproduced
> whenever the "trash" isn't on the same fs as the file being deleted."
>
> ***Thanks to Robert Lawhead for identifying the source of this problem
>
> The Resolution:
>
> Presently, I have not found a proper solution to the problem. For a
> quick and dirty band-aid however, nautilus can be confiured to bypass
> the trash when deleting files.
>
> I'm still looking for a way to fix this issue as I do not have to deal
> with it when using a Fedora Core 2 client. I also believe it to be
> stopping me from using my Evolution client over NFS (or somehow related,
> at least).
>
> Any help or advice would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Oliver

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