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Description of problem:
file-roller can only be opened once in RHEL 7. If you try to open a second archive while file-roller is open, nothing happens. You can also not compress/uncompress another file/folder while file-roller is running.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
file-roller-nautilus-3.8.3-3.el7.x86_64
file-roller-3.8.3-3.el7.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time you do a file-roller action while file-roller is open already.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open file-roller
2. double click on an archive

Actual results:
Second file-roller is not opening

Expected results:
File-roller should support multiple instances.

Additional info:
Starting a second file-roller in a Terminal gives:

[ohaessle@ohaessle ~]$ file-roller 
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Application does not handle command line arguments

Still actual in RHEL7.2 (file-roller-3.14.2-2.el7.x86_64) with slightly different result:

While Archive Manager window is opened one cannot mount archives anymore (its a default action in Nautilus), while a different Archive Manager window can be opened via 'Open With Application' context menu

Either of these does not seem to be an issue anymore with the latest 7.2 compose containing the file-roller-3.14.2-2.el7. As to c#1, tough to say, though perhaps a gvfs update for #1229178 has fixed this issue as well.

Re-tested on official build of file-roller-3.14.2-5.el7. Neither of the issues described in c#0 and c#1 is present. Moving to verified.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2215.html