Elevate permissions if necessary when copying/replacing files
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Description
Mac OSX 10.12.6
Fman 1.3.3
Running into a problem when Im trying to copy a file into the Contents of an application and then replacing the existing file with the new one which has the same name.
Cmd+V to paste file in new directory returns pop up window which says "xxxx exists. Do you want to overwrite it?" after selecting yes another pop up displays the message "Error copying "xxxx" (permission denied).
Any way to achieve this?
(my suggestion would be to have a similar solution to how Finder deals with it, etc. displaying another pop up which asks you to fill in your password for permission)
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No files or tests are identified in the issue. First reproduce the copy-and-replace operation on macOS 10.12.6 with fman 1.3.3, then trace the file-copy path and its permission error handling. Done means replacing an existing application file can request authorization and complete successfully, or reports a clearly supported limitation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100