https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101400
--- Comment #3 from LKeithJordan <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Aron Budea from comment #2)
> I'm a bit confused about some details here.
> You're saying that accessing files on a remote computer was working in the
> previous version of LibreOffice you had, but not working anymore, is that
> correct? Which was the previous version you were using, and what is the
> "remote connection" you mentioned in the first part of the report? (is it
> samba?) Also, what happens exactly now, when it doesn't work?
No, you are not correct. Apparently, I was not clear. Please let me try again
to explain the problem.
First let me note that my computer experience goes back to the MS-DOS days --
so I am adept with both GUI desktop and CLI use. However, I only began using
Linux a few months ago. I loaded it to one of my machines to see if moving from
Windows to Linux would be viable for my particular business.
My schedule since loading Linux Mint has permitted only limited exploration. I
like much of what I have seen so far, but I am still early in the learning
curve. Please excuse and translate if any of my terminology or explanation is
not quite "Linux-appropriate."
Second, let me describe the portion of my work environment that is affected. I
have two laptops.
The MSI machine is a gaming laptop customized for business use. It is currently
running Windows 7.
The Toshiba laptop is an older business-class machine. I removed Vista a few
months ago and replaced it with Linux Mint. The current OS is Mint 17.3.
I have shared folders on the Windows 7 machine with the Linux machine. I
usually connect the Linux machine to the Win7 shared folders by clicking the
Files icon on the taskbar, selecting File > Connect to Server... from the menu,
and entering the required information to complete the connection and gain
remote access.
Once I have accessed the desired remote folder, I can open remote files by
double-clicking them, or by right-clicking them and choosing the desired
application.
Now let's discuss the current situation. For quite some time now, I have been
opening remote files via File Manager and modifying them on the Linux machine
while I work with other applications on the Win7 machine. The primary
applications used on the Linux machine to modify the remote files have been
LibreOffice and a PDF editor. As indicated in my original post, I am currently
using LO 5.2.0.4.
Recently (on 2016.0803 and 2016.0808), LibreOffice was updated from the PPA. I
can provide further information from dpkg.log if necessary.
After the 2016.0803 LO update, I left the office and did not try to access
remote files again until after the 2016.0808 LO update. Before these updates, I
had no problem opening and using remote files using LO as described earlier.
Now, LO will no longer open remote files as described -- although the PDF
editor continues to function as before. On the other hand, I can copy remote
files to the Linux machine and open them as local files via File Manager in LO
with no problem.
I did some quick research on the web and found that this problem has happened
before -- and on more than one occasion:
>LO version 4.1.3:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/26729/413-wont-open-files-over-the-network/
>LO version 4.4:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/634472/cant-open-files-through-the-network
(Reading the thread, the problem also appeared in LO version 4.2.8.2. The
problem seemed fixed in LO version 4.4.5.2, but was found again in 5.1.3.2.)
>LO version 5.0.0.5:
https://www.reddit.com/r/libreoffice/comments/3ij405/libreoffice_cannot_open_files_on_a_network/?st=irngtr8a&sh=bbfe4103
>and now, LO version 5.2.0.4 (my report).
I have not yet attempted the possible fix mentioned in some the threads shown.
Frankly, I don't have time right now -- and the lack of success indicated by
some posters doesn't give me much encouragement to spend the time trying.
I have considered trying to roll-back the updates, but this, too, will take
time to learn that I just don't have right now. For now, I'll probably just
copy the files to the local Linux machine and return the modified files to the
Win7 at the end of each day. It's not an optimal solution, but at least it will
work until the bug is fixed (again).
Hopefully, this report will help get the bug fixed once and for all.
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