This continues in Ubuntu 18.10 and dmesg indicates it's Apparmor's
fault.
I'm confused as to where I should follow up though.
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Title:
Permission
** Changed in: evince
Status: In Progress => Expired
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Title:
Permission Denied error when reading a pdf format file whos name
doesn't
This also affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with evince 3.10.3.
Workaround :
Modify the Apparmor security profile with these two commands :
sudo apt-get install apparmor-utils
sudo aa-complain /usr/bin/evince
and it should be working
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In Evince upstream, we have seen similar reports in the past, but all of
them have turned out to be Ubuntu specific (i.e. issues with apparmor).
As per comment https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661936#c9:
File named test:
[12219.529055] type=1400 audit(1420318053.543:106):
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #661936
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661936
** Also affects: evince via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661936
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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** Changed in: evince
Status: Unknown = In Progress
** Changed in: evince
Importance: Unknown = Medium
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Permission Denied error
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: evince (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Importance: Undecided = Low
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