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[YannUbuntu <yannubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility
  
  How to reproduce :
  - start long operations filling disk space, for example big downloads or DVD rip, etc..
  - Ubuntu (gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon) pop ups messages warning that the disk has few space left, and proposes to empty trash. Remark : if the user has left his computer he will not see all these messages.
  - when disk is full (less than ~10Mo, I did not check exactly), log out your session, or restart your computer
  
  Result : it is IMPOSSIBLE to start a graphical session (Gnome, KDE, Lubuntu, Openbox, Gnome backup session...), and there is no explanation about it in GDM.
  The only one working is the xterm session, which is not understandable by non-technical users.
  
  What I propose :
- - In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows for example) that "Ubuntu may not work properly (impossible to start a graphical session... ) if the disk is full or nearly full". We can also add a "More information" button explaining the technical reason.
+ - In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows for example) that "Ubuntu may not work properly (impossible to start a graphical session... ) if the disk is full or nearly full". We can also add a "More information" button explaining the technical reason (need to write in /tmp ...).
  - In a medium term : find a way (quotas?) to ensure that the users can always start a graphical session
+ 
+ Another (dirty IMHO) solution is : prevent applications such as file
+ managers, P2P, ripping applications, from filling all disk space. Or
+ make them warn the user about possible risks.

** Also affects: transmission
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: nautilus
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility
  
  How to reproduce :
  - start long operations filling disk space, for example big downloads or DVD rip, etc..
  - Ubuntu (gnome-disk-utility/gdu-notification-daemon) pop ups messages warning that the disk has few space left, and proposes to empty trash. Remark : if the user has left his computer he will not see all these messages.
  - when disk is full (less than ~10Mo, I did not check exactly), log out your session, or restart your computer
  
  Result : it is IMPOSSIBLE to start a graphical session (Gnome, KDE, Lubuntu, Openbox, Gnome backup session...), and there is no explanation about it in GDM.
  The only one working is the xterm session, which is not understandable by non-technical users.
  
- What I propose :
+ Propositions of improvement :
  - In a short term : warn the user (via gdu-notification-daemon pop-up windows for example) that "Ubuntu may not work properly (impossible to start a graphical session... ) if the disk is full or nearly full". We can also add a "More information" button explaining the technical reason (need to write in /tmp ...).
  - In a medium term : find a way (quotas?) to ensure that the users can always start a graphical session
  
  Another (dirty IMHO) solution is : prevent applications such as file
  managers, P2P, ripping applications, from filling all disk space. Or
  make them warn the user about possible risks.
+ 
+ 
+ Discussion on ubuntu-fr forum : http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3695049

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Full disk prevents from starting a graphical session (and Ubuntu does not warn)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/610358
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