Renaming a file programmatically in a sandbox fails

Originator:graeter
Number:rdar://12875119 Date Originated:13-Dec-2012 07:09 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:MacOS X Product Version:10.8
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Always
 
SUMMARY

Renaming a file with NSFileManager's -moveItemAtURL:toURL:error: in a sandboxed environment fails.

Even though the documentation of NSFileCoordinator's itemAtURL:willMoveToURL: suggests that renaming a file is possible in a sandboxed environment.

At least renaming files programmatically should be possible. Currently renaming is limited to NSDocument-based applications that either use a saveToURL:-method of NSDocument or that use the 'Rename' menu item of the title bar of the document window.



STEPS TO REPRODUCE

See attached example project:

1. Run the example
2. Select a text file

3. The program should be able to read / save / reread the file

4. The program fails to rename the file



EXPECTED RESULTS:

- The program should be able to rename the file programmatically.



ACTUAL RESULTS:

- The permission is denied by sandboxing.

Comments

Reposted as rdar://12875340

By maxseelemann at Dec. 13, 2012, 6:35 p.m. (reply...)

Sample project

Move Test.zip

By graeter at Dec. 13, 2012, 6:31 p.m. (reply...)

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