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

Hi.
Do you have access (other than file sharing) to the debian server. If 
not you may need to ask your admin for the owner, group and permissions 
for 2 specific files (one you can edit and your boss can't, one he can 
edit and you can't) to compare.

I force permissions so that the owner on the server differs from the 
user and is not seen by the user.
steve

On 2012-11-10 02:05, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> The file-server runs on Debian.  My network admin tried explaining 
> file-permissions but it went right over my head. It's nice to have the 
> link so i can try re-reading it until i understand it.
>
> I do see hidden files but no ~lock file.
>
> So, i think you are onto something with the permissions even though 
> other programs don't seem to have the same problem. Although if Word 
> or other MSO stuff does i wouldn't have noticed of course.  I might 
> test that later.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Steve Edmonds <steve.edmonds@ptglobal.com>
>     *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org
>     *Sent:* Thursday, 8 November 2012, 22:20
>     *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: locked in other OS
>
>     Hi.
>     Is it a windows file server or a linux file server.
>     Lock files are hidden, you need to turn on show hidden files to
>     see them.
>     steve
>
>     On 2012-11-09 10:30, Tom Davies wrote:
>     > 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 <mailto:luuk34@gmail.com>>
>     >> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
>     <mailto: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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