Many thanks Tom with your help and Alex's suggestion my files now open. Following advice elsewhere in this forum and Ubuntu Forums I edited the file /usr/bin/soffice and commented out the following lines. My only niggle is that I haven't got a clue what its doing and why it works.
Many thanks for taking the time to help. # adjust environment #if [ -z "$SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING" ]; then # case "$FILE_LOCKING" in # auto) # home_on_nfs "$@" # if [ $? = 0 ]; then # STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED=1 # export STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED # fi # file_on_nfs "$@" # if [ $? = 0 ]; then # SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=0 # export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # # for safety # STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=0 # export STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # else # # file locking now enabled by default # SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 # export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # fi # ;; # yes) # SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 # export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # ;; # no) # SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=0 # export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # # for safety # STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=0 # export STAR_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING # STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED=1 # export STAR_PROFILE_LOCKING_DISABLED # esac #fi On 30/10/11 23:29, Tom [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Hi again :) > Sorry for the double post but i think i just found the NAS thread > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Documents-Not-Opening-On-External-Drive-td3443972.html > Regards from > Tom :) > > --- On Sun, 30/10/11, rockhopper <[hidden email] > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3466666&i=0>> wrote: > > > From: rockhopper <[hidden email] > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3466666&i=1>> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice unable to open from or > save to PogoPlug > > To: [hidden email] </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3466666&i=2> > > Date: Sunday, 30 October, 2011, 22:39 > > Hi > > > > <snip /> > > > I am still looking for the relevant post regarding > > writing/opening to NAS. > > > > Thanks again > > > > <snip /> > > > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [hidden email] > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=3466666&i=3> > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the > discussion below: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-unable-to-open-from-or-save-to-PogoPlug-tp3459227p3466666.html > > > To unsubscribe from LibreOffice unable to open from or save to > PogoPlug, click here > <http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=3459227&code=aWNpY2VtYWlsMDBAZ29vZ2xlbWFpbC5jb218MzQ1OTIyN3wxNjU0MTc2MzIx>. > > -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-unable-to-open-from-or-save-to-PogoPlug-tp3459227p3472060.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
