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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: User idea for GSOC: the end of "you don't have enough
From:       Diego <panda84 () inwind ! it>
Date:       2009-03-02 13:42:10
Message-ID: 49ABE232.4050205 () inwind ! it
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Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 27 February 2009 16:08:44 Diego wrote:
>   
>> [cut]
>> A solution to the problem could be to improve the graphical interfaces
>> to be able to perform single actions as another user. Are you dragging a
>> file to some other user's home directory? Then the file manager should
>> ask for the other user's password, not just complain "you don't have
>> enough permissions".
> I'd vote for that.

Of course you can start with voting the bug report! :)
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179289

Michael Howell wrote:
> Technical detail: Could it be done at the KIO level, so that any time a 
> program tries to write where it isn't allowed KIO will take care of the 
> permissions for it?

It's what I hope too, and it's the solution that makes more sense I think...


By the way, sorry if I renew the request: is there someone who's willing 
to mentor this idea or do you think it's not worth the effort?

Regards,
Diego
 
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