[ jEdit-devel ] [ jedit-Bugs-2469418 ] Non-admin is not allowed to autosave "Untitled" files

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Bugs item #2469418, was opened at 2008-12-26 16:07
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Category: editor core
Group: minor bug
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Konstantin Pelepelin (checat)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Non-admin is not allowed to autosave "Untitled" files

Initial Comment:
Pop-up from jEdit:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: C:\Program Files\jEdit4\#Untitled-1# (Access denied)

jEdit 4.3pre16

I use jEdit in windows, logged in as non-admin user.

jEdit installed into Program Files, and its folder is not writable by "restricted" user.

"Autosave untitled buffers" checked

When there are only first "Untitled" buffers in jEdit window, current save directory is jEdit install directory, and it tries to autosave buffer into it.

I think, in this situation it should autosave #Untitled# files to a sub-directory in .jedit directory, where all its internal files lies.

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Comment By: Peter DeGregorio (pdegregorio)
Date: 2011-03-30 05:47

Message:
A workaround and a clarification: 

Workaround: Change Windows shortcut "Start in" to your jEdit backup
directory such as C:\Backup\jEdit so the #untitled-1# file is created there
rather than C:\Program Files\jEdit. 

Clarification: Logging in as an administrator is not all the user has to
do. They also have run the program with elevated rights ("as administrator)
so jEdit is able to write into Program Files, an OS protected directory.
This is unacceptable, in my opinion. 

jEdit is clearly misbehaving by attempting to write files into the
C:\Program Files directory and should instead write the auto save files
into the backup directory. 

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