>Error opening file >/home/jgoerzen/meetings.pdf: >Success I met the same situation recently and found out that reason:The pdf file is PDF-1.4 and may be encrypted. Acrobat Reader 4 and earlier will not be able to decrypt the file, either. GhostScript interpreter gs 6.51 and earlier cannot decrypt the file.
Of course, kghostview can produce more sensible error message.