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Bug 49478 - Error message when select no-write directory
Summary: Error message when select no-write directory
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 4.x
Hardware: PC Windows ME/2000
: P4 blocker (vote)
Assignee: mslama
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Reported: 2004-09-23 13:33 UTC by Petr Blaha
Modified: 2004-10-15 13:07 UTC (History)
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Description Petr Blaha 2004-09-23 13:33:30 UTC 
Build Beta2 200409220845
Steps:
1) on Directory Panel, select NB's directory with
only read permissions.
Get werning message: NetBeans Installation
Directory. User doesn't know what is the problem
with directory. I suggest to use more explanatory
warning.
Comment 1 mslama 2004-09-27 14:15:05 UTC 
How do you set read only folder in Windows? I can set file read only
but not folder.
Comment 2 Petr Blaha 2004-09-27 14:22:43 UTC 
For w2k in explorer select desired directory, left-click, invoke
properties panel and select Security tab.
Comment 3 mslama 2004-10-11 15:31:35 UTC 
I have test machine with Win XP. There is no Security tab in
Properties both on disk with NTFS or FAT32. Please either help with
Win XP or give me pointer to Win2K machine (directly using email). Thanks.
Comment 4 mslama 2004-10-15 13:04:20 UTC 
On Win2K I removed write permissions for installation dir and I get
following error message box:
Error: <Installation dir> is not writable.

I use daily installer build from 14 Oct. Is anything wrong with this
message?

I removed "Create Files / Write Data" and "Create Folders / Append Data"
from e:\tmp\nb and I want to install to e:\tmp\nb\netbeans4.0-dev.

Are you able to reproduce it with daily build? If yes please provide
exact steps how to reproduce.
Comment 5 mslama 2004-10-15 13:07:16 UTC 
To be complete I used:
Properties -> Security tab -> Advanced -> View/Edit