[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 6.0.6 - Calc - Open file in read-only folder

Hi


I am working on an issue reported by users who moved from 5.4 to 6.0.

In their use case, they have Calc files on a shared folder. Each user 
has write access to his files, but the folder itself is read-only (to 
prevent users from deleting each-other's files).

With 5.4, this use case works - each user can edit his files.

With 6.0, users can't open their files - they get an error about not 
being able to create the lock file.


I could easily reproduce this behavior using a local read-only folder.


From a user's standpoint, this looks like a regression.

But from my standpoint, it seems logical, and I'm actually wondering why 
5.4 was not failing too...


Is this change of behavior expected ? Does it result from a fix 
somewhere between 5.4 and 6.0 ?

What recommendation do you have about this use case : being able to 
share files with write access without letting users delete them ?

I have verified that I could open the file when I modify the flag 
"org.openoffice.Office.common/Misc/UseLocking" in advanced settings, but 
this would leave them open to concurrent access, and corrupted files. Is 
there anything better suited?


Any suggestion is welcome,


Best regards,

Julien


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