Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:30:54 + "Patrick O'Callaghan" 
 wrote:

> On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 13:19 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > > Check the permissions.  Depending on who owns the file, you may have to 
> > > change them from a CLI as root.
> > 
> > But I can remove the file, using rm.
> 
> That's a completely separate thing. To remove a file you only need
> write permission on the directory, not on the file itself. You still
> haven't said what the file's permission (mode) is.
> 
Thanks it is:

-rw-rw-r--.

changing to 

-rw-rw-rw-.

has no effect.

Ranjan
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 13:19 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > Can you cut and paste the contents into a new document? Then you could 
> > edit the new document, delete the old one, and name the new document 
> > with the old name.
> > Seems like that ought to work.
> > --doug
> 
> No, this does not have any effect. 
> 
> However, saving as .doc and then opening that and saving that as .docx works. 
> Not sure what I am losing in the process, though.

Could be just the meta-data that says you can't modify it.

poc
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 13:19 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > Check the permissions.  Depending on who owns the file, you may have to 
> > change them from a CLI as root.
> 
> But I can remove the file, using rm.

That's a completely separate thing. To remove a file you only need
write permission on the directory, not on the file itself. You still
haven't said what the file's permission (mode) is.

poc
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:34:48 -0500 Doug  wrote:

> 
> On 02/08/2018 01:06 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > No, I can save it. But the feature does not go away.
> >
> > Others (presumably on Word) can write to it without a problem.
> >
> > Ranjan
> >
> > On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:45:10 + "Patrick O'Callaghan" 
> >  wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 11:27 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that 
> >>> it is write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on 
> >>> View, or Format -> Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to 
> >>> work. I get a pop-up that says:
> >>>
> >>> "Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be 
> >>> accepted".
> >>>
> >>> Are there ways to remedy this?
> >> Two questions:
> >>
> >> - Is the file itself write-protected?
> >> - What happens if you use Save As in Libreoffice?
> >>
> >> poc
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> Can you cut and paste the contents into a new document? Then you could 
> edit the new document, delete the old one, and name the new document 
> with the old name.
> Seems like that ought to work.
> --doug

No, this does not have any effect. 

However, saving as .doc and then opening that and saving that as .docx works. 
Not sure what I am losing in the process, though.

Many thanks,
Ranjan
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Thu, 8 Feb 2018 10:48:09 -0800 Joe Zeff  wrote:

> On 02/08/2018 09:27 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that 
> > it is write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on 
> > View, or Format -> Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. 
> > I get a pop-up that says:
> > 
> > "Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be 
> > accepted".
> > 
> > Are there ways to remedy this?
> 
> Check the permissions.  Depending on who owns the file, you may have to 
> change them from a CLI as root.

But I can remove the file, using rm.


However, saving as .doc and then opening that and saving that as .docx works. 
Not sure what I am losing in the process, though.

Many thanks,
Ranjan


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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Joe Zeff]

On 02/08/2018 09:27 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:

I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that it is 
write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on View, or Format -> 
Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. I get a pop-up that says:

"Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be accepted".

Are there ways to remedy this?


Check the permissions.  Depending on who owns the file, you may have to 
change them from a CLI as root.

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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Doug]

On 02/08/2018 01:06 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:

No, I can save it. But the feature does not go away.

Others (presumably on Word) can write to it without a problem.

Ranjan

On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:45:10 + "Patrick O'Callaghan" 
 wrote:


On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 11:27 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:

Hi,

I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that it is 
write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on View, or Format -> 
Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. I get a pop-up that says:

"Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be accepted".

Are there ways to remedy this?

Two questions:

- Is the file itself write-protected?
- What happens if you use Save As in Libreoffice?

poc
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Can you cut and paste the contents into a new document? Then you could 
edit the new document, delete the old one, and name the new document 
with the old name.

Seems like that ought to work.
--doug
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Ranjan Maitra]

No, I can save it. But the feature does not go away. 

Others (presumably on Word) can write to it without a problem.

Ranjan

On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:45:10 + "Patrick O'Callaghan" 
 wrote:

> On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 11:27 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that 
> > it is write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on 
> > View, or Format -> Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. 
> > I get a pop-up that says:
> > 
> > "Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be 
> > accepted".
> > 
> > Are there ways to remedy this?
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> - Is the file itself write-protected?
> - What happens if you use Save As in Libreoffice?
> 
> poc
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Re: editing write-protected document in LibreOffice

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Thu, 2018-02-08 at 11:27 -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been trying to edit a .docx document in LibreOffice that says that it 
> is write-protected. Nothing I have tried (eg: enable Form Design on View, or 
> Format -> Sections "Editable in Read-only document" seems to work. I get a 
> pop-up that says:
> 
> "Write-protected content cannot be changed. No modifications will be 
> accepted".
> 
> Are there ways to remedy this?

Two questions:

- Is the file itself write-protected?
- What happens if you use Save As in Libreoffice?

poc
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