evince throws EACCES for files on overlayfs filesystems

[idsfa]

evince fails to open documents located on overlayfs filesystems (like encrypted home directories). Also tested with an unencrypted overlayfs mount of an ext4 fs. File could be read when accessed directly but not via the overlayfs mount.

The exact same documents open correctly on other filesystems (tested ext4 & tmpfs).

Same files can be read just fine on any of the tested filesystems (including overlayfs) with epdfviewer

Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Release: 12.04

evince:
  Installed: 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4
  Candidate: 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4
  Version table:
 *** 3.4.0-0ubuntu1.4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.4.0-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

[idsfa (idsfa)]

Here is an strace of opening a PDF with evince using the direct path to the ext4 fs on which it resides.

[idsfa (idsfa)]

Here is an strace of opening the same PDF with evince using the path to the overlayfs mount.

[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 when using 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]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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