I experience the same issue. If I open a pdf file attached to an email in Thunderbird and save it through Evince, then the Permission Properties list:
Owner: Me Access: Read-only Group: "my name" Access: None Others: "Null" Access: None Here is my setup: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 13.04 Release: 13.04 Codename: raring Kernel: 3.8.0-30-generic Thunderbird Version: 17.0.8 Evince Version: 3.6.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214874 Title: evince save pdf with read only permissions Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: evince save pdf with read only permissions instead of read/write. After saving the file, evince can not create new folder in the folder where was saved the file. The pdf was opened from thunderbird ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: evince 3.6.1-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 21 14:25:59 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-10 (41 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1214874/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
