[gedit-list] Backup on save fails in home directory

[Doug McNutt <douglist macnauchtan com>]

Ubuntu Ibex, uname 2.6.27, Ubuntu version number unknown.

ref 9 May 2007 posting by  Skwar before I arrived on the scene.

An error message comes up and paraphrased:  "Can't save a backup 
(with a tilde on the end). Do you want to continue without it?"

It happens only on files which are in the root of my home directory 
though Skwar's complaint referred to a file on a network server. It 
appears that he was never answered.

If I move the file into $HOME/Documents/ or some other subdirectory 
all is normal.

The problem seems to have shown up when the system was upgraded from 
Hardy Heron a week or so ago. The same file "ScratchPad" has been in 
use for a long time. Any existing "ScratchPad~" disappears even if I 
deliberately create one with a cp before opening the original in 
gedit.

Permissions are all read, write, and execute-if-directory all appear 
OK to me. They're all owned by me anyway. I usually use a command 
line like "gedit ScratchPad" rather than a file browser GUI to open 
files.

Is it bug report material? If so is it gedit, gnome, or Ubuntu?
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