So after digging it looks like this is for some reason by design as it is being set by the app armor profile..
Why is it restricted to just /home. What's the thinking behind that? -- evince-thumbnailer doesn't save outside of /home directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/669825 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs