Bug#390908: Can't create empty files on the desktop and home folder.

[Angelo Sagi]

Hi,

> Please show the output of "ls -al" in the directory in which you are
> trying to create the file, and in /tmp.
In ~/Desktop I've Got :
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 41 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:33 ..

And in /tmp :
total 40
drwxrwxrwt  9 root   root   4096 2006-10-03 21:40 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root   root   4096 2006-09-30 23:27 ..
drwx------  3 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 gconfd-angelo
srw-rw-rw-  1 root   root      0 2006-10-03 21:29 .gdm_socket
srwxr-xr-x  1 angelo angelo    0 2006-10-03 21:29
gnome-system-monitor.angelo.2962674278
drwxrwxrwt  2 root   root   4096 2006-10-03 21:29 .ICE-unix
drwx------  2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 keyring-yF0FU3
srwxr-xr-x  1 angelo angelo    0 2006-10-03 21:29 mapping-angelo
drwx------  2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:34 orbit-angelo
drwx------  2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 ssh-puiJsR4652
drwx------  2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 virtual-angelo.t2IfIG
-r--r--r--  1 root   root     11 2006-10-03 21:29 .X0-lock
drwxrwxrwt  2 root   root   4096 2006-10-03 21:29 .X11-unix

> > Please note, I can create empty files in my home folder with
> > the root account and I recently upgraded from Testing to Unstable.
>
> What do you mean? You need to be root to create files in your home
> directory?
Yes, I need to be root to create files in my home directory with
Nautilus but Firefox (for example) can create files (in my home
directory) without problem.

Thanks for your fast reply.