Pantheon files not default file manager for root

Bug #1095055 reported by gmeier
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This bug affects 30 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
elementary OS
Triaged
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Starting pantheon files with gksudo resulted in the attached screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: elementary OS 0.2
Package: elementary-desktop 1.289-0~363~precise1 [origin: LP-PPA-elementary-os-daily]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-generic 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15+elementary3~precise1
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: elementary_meta
Date: Tue Jan 1 15:43:58 2013
InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.2 "Luna" - Beta 1 amd64 (20121114)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: elementary-meta
SuspiciousXErrors:

ThirdParty: True
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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gmeier (gabriel-meier) wrote :
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gmeier (gabriel-meier) wrote :

By the way, it says "Files is not your default file manager" "Set as default" "ignore"

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Cody Garver (codygarver) wrote :

I thought this was already reported before but I can't find it. I'm not sure whose fault it is.

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gmeier (gabriel-meier) wrote :
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Cody Garver (codygarver) wrote :

No, it was more recent than that. Thanks for looking.

Changed in elementaryos:
status: New → Confirmed
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in elementaryos:
importance: Undecided → Medium
milestone: none → 0.3-beta1
Changed in pantheon-files:
status: New → Incomplete
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Julián Unrrein (junrrein) wrote :

This still happens. Of course, when you set Files as the default file manager using the infobar, it doesn't ever complain again. But it would be nice if were set as default out of the box.

Changed in elementaryos:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in elementaryos:
milestone: isis-beta1 → isis-beta2
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in elementaryos:
milestone: freya-beta2 → freya+1-beta1
no longer affects: pantheon-files
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in elementaryos:
importance: Medium → Low
Changed in elementaryos:
milestone: loki-beta1 → none
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Grant (gsupp) wrote :

Still happens in Loki.

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