[Bug 867806] [NEW] df -h permission denied error

[Robert Kulagowski]

Public bug reported:

Running "df -h" from the cli as a normal user returns:

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/md0               37G  6.6G   29G  19% /
udev                  796M  8.0K  796M   1% /dev
tmpfs                 322M  888K  321M   1% /run
none                  5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
none                  805M   92K  805M   1% /run/shm
/dev/sda3             1.8T  265G  1.6T  15% /mnt/d1
/dev/sdb3             1.8T  1.7T  102G  95% /mnt/d2
/dev/sdc3             893G   33M  893G   1% /mnt/d3
df: `/var/lib/lightdm/.gvfs': Permission denied
$

running with "su"

$ sudo df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/md0               37G  6.6G   29G  19% /
udev                  796M  8.0K  796M   1% /dev
tmpfs                 322M  888K  321M   1% /run
none                  5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
none                  805M   92K  805M   1% /run/shm
/dev/sda3             1.8T  265G  1.6T  15% /mnt/d1
/dev/sdb3             1.8T  1.7T  102G  95% /mnt/d2
/dev/sdc3             893G   33M  893G   1% /mnt/d3
$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: bash 4.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-server 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-server x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct  4 14:17:28 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: bash
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-05 (29 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  df -h permission denied error

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running "df -h" from the cli as a normal user returns:

  Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
  /dev/md0               37G  6.6G   29G  19% /
  udev                  796M  8.0K  796M   1% /dev
  tmpfs                 322M  888K  321M   1% /run
  none                  5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
  none                  805M   92K  805M   1% /run/shm
  /dev/sda3             1.8T  265G  1.6T  15% /mnt/d1
  /dev/sdb3             1.8T  1.7T  102G  95% /mnt/d2
  /dev/sdc3             893G   33M  893G   1% /mnt/d3
  df: `/var/lib/lightdm/.gvfs': Permission denied
  $

  running with "su"

  $ sudo df -h
  Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
  /dev/md0               37G  6.6G   29G  19% /
  udev                  796M  8.0K  796M   1% /dev
  tmpfs                 322M  888K  321M   1% /run
  none                  5.0M     0  5.0M   0% /run/lock
  none                  805M   92K  805M   1% /run/shm
  /dev/sda3             1.8T  265G  1.6T  15% /mnt/d1
  /dev/sdb3             1.8T  1.7T  102G  95% /mnt/d2
  /dev/sdc3             893G   33M  893G   1% /mnt/d3
  $

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: bash 4.2-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-10.16-server 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-10-server x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct  4 14:17:28 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-05 (29 days ago)

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