> If local disks have filesystem that don't support linux permission (like ntfs
> or fat) they
> should be mounted with uid and gid options, so that the user who mount it is
> the owner
> of all files and directories.
Yes, this seems reasonable. I currently do not have any such machines to
test, I had assumed that such drives would be mounted at boot.
> If filesystem supports linux permissions (ext,reiserfs,xfs,jfs etc) files
> keep the previous
> owner and permissions, apart the home directory and its content (that will be
> chowned
> to user).
While in general I agree with this statement, and it is correct assuming
that they drives in question came from a Debian-derived distro with
similar configuration, there are flaws in this approach. If the drive
came from a single-user Debian-derived distro then the files would
presumably belong to UID 1000, the same user in a single-user Ubuntu
install. However, if the drive comes from a multiple-user Debian system
then the UID of the files may or may not (depending on coincidence only)
match that of the current user. Furthermore, if the drive cam from a Red
Hat based system, with UID 500, then the files would be unaccessible. I
think that any drive explicitly accessed by the user should be umasked
to the current UID. The user did, after all, explicitly request to
access the drive.
A solution may be to mount the drive read-only, with write access
granted upon proving the root (or sudo, as is the case with Ubuntu)
password.
> Please explain better what type of filesystem you are talking about and why
> this
> behaviour should be considered a bug.
I am referring to Linux-associated file systems such as ext[2-4] and
jfs. I feel that this behaviour is a bug because the user explicitly
attempts to access a drive, and cannot without getting the CLI involved.
For the target Ubuntu user (see bug #1) this is not an option, so a GUI
option (umasking on password prompt) is a solution.
I am removing the Incomplete status as the question was answered. If you feel
that this should remain Incomplete and that I should not alter the status, then
please revert the status and state that is your wish. Thanks.
** Changed in: ubuntu
Status: Incomplete => New
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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chown all local drives to current user
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388943
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