On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 02:22:17PM +0100, Sven Eriksson wrote: > Hi, > > Using 'qvm-open-in-vm' to open a pdf-file in another appvm fails for me > in the following way: > > First time it opens correctly, spawning evince and opening the pdf in > the other vm. However, when closing the evince window, I get a message: > "Failed to remove file at exit". > > Next time around, the file will not open. When trying, I get the > message: "qopen-in-vm: Fatal error: send file to dispVM (error type: > Broken pipe)" in a message window. > > When renaming the pdf-file with a new name it works to open the file > once again. But then also with the new name it cannot be opened twice in > a row. > > It turns out that the filed is stored in the /tmp directory of the > target vm and that the "Failed to remove file at exit" message above > concerns the inability to remove the file from the tmp directory. > > If I remove the file manually from the tmp directory, I can once again > open it from the other vm. > > What is the reason for this behaviour? How can I make the system > automatically remove the file from the tmp directory upon closing evince?
It's a bug - well spotted. It does not affect qvm-open-in-dispvm of course, which is why, I suspect, it hasnt been noted before. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20170324155413.GB14277%40thirdeyesecurity.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
