Archive Manager fails to handle password-protected ZIP files
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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file-roller (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Upon trying to open a password-protect ZIP file in Archive Manager/
An error occurred while extracting files.
> Command Line Output
error: must give decryption password with -P option
... on trying again without quitting file-roller, I'm not prompted for a password - it simply shows the same dialog. If I deliberately enter the *wrong* password, then the "Password required" dialog immediately re-opens - so it's not a mis-typed password issue.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10
$ apt-cache policy file-roller
file-roller:
Installed: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
3.2.0-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://
Other files succeed, though. Two thoughts about the password for the problematic file:
* It started with a hypen;
* It contained a "<" character.
... so is this a case of insufficient quoting/guarding?