Re: [libreoffice-users] how to turn off read only

John R. Sowden wrote:
> More data:
> At the OS level: User: R/W, Group: R/W, Others: RO
> Opened the file. went to file/properties/security: RO checked, grayed out.
> Used the Edit Icon, made a change, the change was allowed, I was able to
> save using the 'Save' command, exited LO, confirmed no RO changes at the
> OS level, opened the file, the changes had been saved to the original file.
>
> I can now change the original file using the Edit Icon, but I cannot
> remove the RO selection once it it made.

The following sequence works for me (LO 4.0.4 and 4.3.0 in Windows) with 
a file saved with "Open file read-only" set:
- Open the file.
- Click the icon to switch to edit mode.
- File > Properties > Security > untick "Open file read-only" (which can 
be modified, now that you're in edit mode).
- Save the file (which can be done, now that it's not set to open 
read-only).

As others have mentioned, OS / file system permissions are separate, so 
you still won't be able to save over the original file if those 
permissions don't allow it. From your description above, it doesn't look 
like that should be a problem though (assuming your user account is 
either the owner of the file, or in the file's group).

> Above was a test that I either did not perform, or documented wrong.
> We're gettin' close.

Maybe all the right steps but not quite in the right order. Double-check 
the OS file permissions and owner, particularly if you've been changing 
them in the course of finding a solution; the settings you show above 
look fine to me, so not expecting a problem there. Or maybe it works 
differently on Linux than Windows (which may be by design or may be a bug).

> By the way there were 'reset' and 'apply user changes' buttons/boxes
> selections in the properties selection, but they had no effect.

Reset returns the options to how they were when you opened the dialog, 
the same effect as clicking "Cancel" and then re-opening it. So, for 
example, in a new document:
- Open File > Properties; "Open file read-only" is not ticked.
- Tick "Open file read-only", but don't close the dialog.
- Click "Reset"; "Open file read-only" returns to unticked.
- Tick "Open file read-only" and click OK.
- Open File > Properties; "Open file read-only" is ticked.
- Untick "Open file read-only", but don't close the dialog.
- Click "Reset"; it will return to ticked.

> John

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