dvd/cdrom rewrite fails, will not erase,yet old data OK

Following my report, I used the command line to get root privilege and
then succeeded in blanking the dvd with "dvd+rw-format" command. I was
then able to write my new back-up.

This all seems logical but it does mean that nautilus can write but not
allow you to obtain root privilege to eliminate old data. Getting out of
this loop seems awkward and what is required is a request for a password
by nautilus when it comes across a root protected file to erase.

Thanks for your quick response hope my observation helps

R Burton

On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 17:01 +0000, richard wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: nautilus
>
> I have found this problem with re-writable dvds and cdroms. I can write
> once so I have back-up's for my system and also on another, iso version
> of linux from download. When I come to use again for later back-up, the
> cd is obviously readable but to the command erase, I get an error
> message. The permissions on the old data are root, "you cannot change
> these permissions" and these were set using the cd/dvd/ Creator program
> when I saved the first system backup. I suspect the problem is the
> cd/dvd/creator program jibs at these permissions but I can see no way
> round it.
>
> Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, HP Pavillion Slimline, but am sure it is a privilege
> situation.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Fri Nov 14 16:43:58 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
> Package: nautilus 1:2.22.5.1-0ubuntu1
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: nautilus
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic x86_64
>
> ** Affects: nautilus-cd-burner (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
>
> ** Tags: apport-bug
>

Following my report, I used the command line to get root privilege and
then succeeded in blanking the dvd with "dvd+rw-format" command. I was
then able to write my new back-up.

This all seems logical but it does mean that nautilus can write but not
allow you to obtain root privilege to eliminate old data. Getting out of
this loop seems awkward and what is required is a request for a password
by nautilus when it comes across a root protected file to erase.

Thanks for your quick response hope my observation helps

R Burton
On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 17:09 +0000, Pedro Villavicencio wrote:
> ** Changed in: nautilus-cd-burner (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: nautilus => nautilus-cd-burner
>

the software was replaced by a brasero backend, is this still an issue with karmic?

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