Wrong message when sharing a root-owned folder
Bug #249783 reported by
Richard Smith
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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nautilus-share (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: nautilus-share
Ubuntu 8.04.1
nautilus-share 0.7.2-0ubuntu5
When a user with admin/sharing privileges attempts to share a root-owned folder (eg /shared) he gets the message:
"net usershare add: cannot share path/shared as we are restricted to only sharing directories we own"
The message suggests we ask admin to add "usershare owner only = False" to smb.conf.
Throwing security away just to share 1 folder on 1 occasion? - Not a good idea.
What it should do is put up a sudo-password box and share the folder.
Failing that, the message should suggest "gksudo nautilus" to run nautilus as root to share the folder.
Changed in samba (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
affects: | samba (Ubuntu) → nautilus-share (Ubuntu) |
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I agree that the message is ambiguous and can lead to a major security breach if a user doesn't understand the implications of the change in smb.conf