I did a bisect as asked in the upstream issue I reported at https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5237 and I think that https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd142e3369db8888163a511dbe9907bcd138829c is the offending commit.
** Summary changed: - vim-gtk can no longer save to GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04 + vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04 ** Bug watch added: github.com/vim/vim/issues #5237 https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5237 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813679 Title: vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1813679/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs