".O" or ".Z" in folder = Could not open location; you might not have permission to open the file

[Savvas Radevic]

You can open folders using totem if you right-click a folder > open with > totem (movie player).
There is a problem however, if you try and open a folder that ends with ".o" or ".z" (capital or lower letters)

How to reproduce: Rename a folder to "Myfolder.O" and try to open it with totem using right-click.

MyfolderO opens fine.
Myfolder.O causes an error: An error occurred -- Could not open location; you might not have permission to open the file.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.36-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 17 09:32:36 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: gstreamer0.10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Savvas Radevic (medigeek)]

Just to note that it's not a file permission issue, it's on an ext4 partition and file permissions are properly set. If I try to open the folder renamed (without ".O") it works.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported in a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

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[Expired for totem (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]