Public bug reported: Apparmor is denying evince from running.
It initially started when I tried opening a PDF attachment in Thunderbird. Saving the file to disk and opening via nautilus renders the same result. Trying to just open evince without a file doesn't work as well. Mar 14 11:10:00 host evince[27787]: <audit-1400> apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/evince" name="/run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority" pid=27787 comm="evince" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=1000 Mar 14 11:10:00 host kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1426324200.744:33): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/evince" name="/run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority" pid=27787 comm="evince" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=1000 Mar 14 11:10:00 host evince.desktop[27787]: No protocol specified Mar 14 11:10:00 host evince.desktop[27787]: ** (evince:27787): WARNING **: Could not open X display Mar 14 11:10:00 host evince[27787]: <audit-1400> apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" profile="/usr/bin/evince" name="/run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority" pid=27787 comm="evince" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=1000 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: apparmor 2.9.1-0ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-7.7-generic 3.19.0 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sat Mar 14 11:07:03 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-08 (33 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150207) ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-7-generic root=UUID=80974ebe-fd7c-446d-89c5-23bf40b9b915 ro quiet splash SourcePackage: apparmor Syslog: Mar 14 00:31:22 tanagra dbus[775]: [system] AppArmor D-Bus mediation is enabled UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-gnome Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: apparmor (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug vivid ** Also affects: ubuntu-gnome Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1432126 Title: Evince denied from opening To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1432126/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs