Yes, it's normal behavior for mv to overwrite without warning in this case. Use "mv -i" to prompt on overwrite. I'd say it's a bug in Nautilus, if any. Probably linked to bug 316653.
** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Renaming a file through Samba overwrites existing one https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382117 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs