Permission denied when reading encrypted PDF file by `view` command in xfs filesystem.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Gets "Permission Denied" error when reading encrypted PDF file by view command in xfs filesystem. Especially those encrypted with AES128 encryption.

  • There is no such problem if put those PDF files in nfs filesystem.

  • Run lsattr command against the pdf file, gets "Operation not permitted While reading flags on XXX.pdf" error.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • McAfee

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