That works, but presumably only for a specific user. Would there be some issue with using /home instead? Would /home/$USER work?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to obexd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535030 Title: Can't recieve files from phone over Bluetooth Status in obexd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I try to send files from my Android phone to my computer over Bluetooth, the phone connects successfully but then refuses to send the file with the error message "Transfer forbidden by target device". The following ends up in my /var/log/syslog: Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: CONNECT(0x0), (null)(0xffffffff) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: CONNECT(0x0), (null)(0x0) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: PUT(0x2), (null)(0xffffffff) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: open(/home/sfreilich/Downloads/IMG_20160114 _121340.jpg): Operation not permitted (1) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: PUT(0x2), FORBIDDEN(0x43) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic gnome-session[1610]: ** (zeitgeist-datahub:2255): WARNIN G **: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:212: Error during inserting events: GDBus.Error:org .gnome.zeitgeist.EngineError.InvalidArgument: Incomplete event: interpretation, manifestation and actor are required Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: DISCONNECT(0x1), (null)(0xffffffff) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: DISCONNECT(0x1), SUCCESS(0x20) Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic obexd[2234]: disconnected: Transport got disconnected Jan 16 22:54:07 eristic bluetoothd[664]: Unable to get io data for Object Push: getpeername: Transport endpoint is not connected (107) Strangely, the expected file is create in my Downloads folder, but the file is empty: $ ls -l ~/Downloads/ total 0 -rw------- 1 sfreilich sfreilich 0 Jan 16 22:54 IMG_20160114_121340.jpg To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/obexd/+bug/1535030/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
