Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: locked in other OS

Hi :)
Ahh, thanks.  I'm not sure why it doesn't happen with other programs but i think you are onto the 
answer there.  I'll read your link later.
Thanks and regards from
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Luuk <luuk34@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Thursday, 8 November 2012, 20:13
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: locked in other OS
>
> On 07-11-2012 12:57, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> >
> > When i save a file onto my company's network and then reopen it (still in Ubuntu) it all works 
> > fine.  When my boss opens the file in Windows an error-message pops-up saying that he can only 
> > open a copy or in Read-Only mode.  It's closed on my machine but his one claims it's still open. 
> >  Then my boss changes the name, edits the document, saves and closes.  Then when i open the new 
> > version of the document it tells me i can only open in Read Only (or a copy)!
> >
> >
> > It does have a slight advantage in that it forces my boss to effectively make backups and i am 
> > gradually encouraging a standard versioning system other than
> > filename-draft.doc
> > filename-final.doc
> > filename-FINAL.doc
> > filename-revised.doc
> > filename-final.doc
> > in roughly random order and sometimes without the filename part so folders end up full of 
> > documents that could be about anything.  Draft does not always come first and may even be the 
> > final and revised might be a revised draft or just be a draft.  Hence frequent shouts of "so 
> > which one am i supposed to open?".  It's slow going but at least we seem to make occasional 
> > steps forwards.
> >
> > So, i am not sure i really want to fix the problem but it's one of the excuses some of my 
> > colleagues use to revert to inferior products instead of going with LO.
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
>
> Make sure permissions are set correctly.....
>
> If i create a document on my shared drive (a linux system) from my 
> Windows computer, its created like this:
>
> (from the command-prompt on linux:)
> luuk@opensuse:~/tmp> ls -l test.odt
> -rwxr--r-- 1 luuk users 8949 Nov  8 20:53 test.odt
>
> You, of course, notice the '-rwxr--r--' ath the start?
> The first 'rws' means the owner ('luuk') can read and write
> The second 'r--' means the group ('users') can read
> The third 'r--' meand the world can read
>
> If your boss opens, and saves under a different name, the owner of this 
> new file will be your boss....  ;)
>
> Learn about unix rights, and your problems will solve itself.....
> ( read: 
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-set-permissions-to-samba-shares.html 
> )
>
>
>
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