267614 - Downloads saved in a shared directory cannot be opened over the network

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 224692

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Stefan Xenos]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1

FireFox seems to set the permissions on newly downloaded files in a way that
prevents them from being shared over a network.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create the directory c:\tempshare and share it on the network (in windows,
right-click on the directory > sharing and security > enable "share this file on
the network").
2. Tell the download manager to save all files to c:\tempshare (Tools > options
> downloads > save all files to this folder > c:\tempshare)
3. Download the latest firefox build (or any other file)
4. Go to a different computer on the network, open the shared folder, and
double-click on the newly downloaded file.

Actual Results:  
A dialog opens saying "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or
file. You may not have appropriate permissions to access the item."

Expected Results:  
Open the file

My lan uses NetBEUI (not TCP/IP) for its network shares.

Easy workaround: copy the file, delete the original, then rename the copy to the
name of the original.

Comment 1

[OstGote!]

Seems to be a duplicate of Bug 224692. Please resolve it if you agree.

Comment 2

[Stefan Xenos]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 224692 ***