[okular] [Bug 440986] Okular is able to overwrite read-only files

Nate Graham bugzilla_noreply at kde.org
Mon Aug 16 19:21:04 BST 2021


https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=440986

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--- Comment #5 from Nate Graham <nate at kde.org> ---
(In reply to argonel from comment #3)
> A discussion about why the lack of a "write" permission doesn't make a file
> "read-only" belongs elsewhere, but the "write" permission doesn't apply to
> the file's name (or any of its other metadata).
> 
> A proper solution for truly making files "read-only" isn't in Okular's
> scope, but to be friendly Okular could check to see if the file is
> "writable" and prompt if it isn't.
Yes, that would seem to make sense. Or just prevent it entirely.

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