The issue is because firefox does a rename from the /tmp folder to the encrypted home folder, right now fscrypt returns EPERM instead of EXDEV that would be normal when the operation can not complete because of crossing a mount point or in this case unencrypted to an encrypted folder.
The upstream firefox bug is here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521041 But one could argue that the kernel interface is broken and it should return EXDEV as tools like mv also breaks, there are some patches in the works but I don't know how far they are, maybe ubuntu could carry them until they go upstream: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9943001/ ** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #1521041 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521041 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1796661 Title: Firefox can't download files to an fscrypt protected, unlocked folder To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1796661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
