Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gedit

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release:        8.04
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy gedit
gedit:
  Installed: 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.22.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages

When using gedit to edit files remotely it wont always let me save my
file again depending on the permissions on the parent directory.

Example:

Log into a remote machine.
Create a file called test1 in my home directory.
Create a file called test2 in /var/www
The directory /var/www is owned by root.
Make sure that both files are locally editable.
Log out of the remote machine.
Open Gedit and open the 2 files.
Now the file test1 can be edited without a problem
But the file test2 cannot, I get the error: "Could not save the file 
sftp://server/var/www/test2. You do not have the permissions necessary to save 
the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."

I suspect that Gedit wants to create a new file in the directories, delete the 
old one and then move the new file to the old location.
Since /var/www isn't writeable by me it wont let me save the file test2.

I expected to be able to edit both files via Gedit.

** Affects: gedit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gedit
+ 
+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsb_release -rd
+ Description:  Ubuntu 8.04.1
+ Release:      8.04
+ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache policy gedit
+ gedit:
+   Installed: 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
+   Candidate: 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
+   Version table:
+  *** 2.22.3-0ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      2.22.1-0ubuntu1 0
+         500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
  
  When using gedit to edit files remotely it wont always let me save my
  file again depending on the permissions on the parent directory.
  
  Example:
  
  Log into a remote machine.
  Create a file called test1 in my home directory.
  Create a file called test2 in /var/www
  The directory /var/www is owned by root.
  Make sure that both files are locally editable.
  Log out of the remote machine.
  Open Gedit and open the 2 files.
  Now the file test1 can be edited without a problem
  But the file test2 cannot, I get the error: "Could not save the file 
sftp://server/var/www/test2. You do not have the permissions necessary to save 
the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."
  
  I suspect that Gedit wants to create a new file in the directories, delete 
the old one and then move the new file to the old location.
  Since /var/www isn't writeable by me it wont let me save the file test2.
  
  I expected to be able to edit both files via Gedit.

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gedit cannot save to sftp location
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250540
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