gmail don't attach files with firefox

[Emma]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

I can't attach any file with gmail. It doesn't appear any error mesage, just do not attach. I'm working with ubuntu 8.04.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 1 13:24:22 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64

[Jean-Marc Liotier (jim-liotier)]

I have the same problem. It could be a user access control problem - the firefox running user not having enough permissions. When running 'ps faux' I observe that instead of the name of the user appearing I only see its UID number. I checked /etc/passwd but it looks fine. There may be something wrong elsewhere with the user management system. The host I am observing this on is a recently installed stock Hardy with universe and multiverse activated.

[Jean-Marc Liotier (jim-liotier)]

After all it seems that the user showing as UID number in 'ps faux' output was just because the login name was more that eight characters long...

[Jean-Marc Liotier (jim-liotier)]

Solved ! I took a hint from http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-sysadmin-list/2007-August/msg00001.html and it provided a workaround the problem : Firefox fails to let users attach documents in Gmail and other webmails with an AJAX attachment widget if the user login name is more than eight characters long. But even if I have solved it locally using this workaround, I still think there is a bug somewhere - so please don't close this issue yet.

[Jean-Marc Liotier (jim-liotier)]

I called victory too soon... I solved it but not for every file. The system I'm working on belongs to a user who managed to put various sorts of quotes in file names and have some files and directories chmod 755... And it seems that both issues have an impact on the impossible attachment. I guess that more tests by other users are necessary to make the problem clearer because so far I have only been muddling the issue...

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[Emma (rossinyol)]

Well, I discovered that with the last ubuntu release I only have this
problem when I try to attach files that aren't saved in my hard disk but in
a external server. I have no problems attaching files as long as they are in
my computer.

I hope it could help you...

thanks for the interest,

Emma

2009/1/20 Martin Mai <email address hidden>

> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue
> for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> gmail don't attach files with firefox
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244505
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "firefox-3.0" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
>
> I can't attach any file with gmail. It doesn't appear any error mesage,
> just do not attach. I'm working with ubuntu 8.04.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Tue Jul 1 13:24:22 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: firefox-3.0 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64
>

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[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Since this report have a long time without activity, please could you check (if is possible) in latest version included in Karmic if this issue is still happening? Thanks in advance.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]