Hi :) Ahh, thanks. I'm not sure why it doesn't happen with other programs but i think you are onto the answer there. I'll read your link later. Thanks and regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: Luuk <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, 8 November 2012, 20:13 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: locked in other OS > >On 07-11-2012 12:57, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> >> When i save a file onto my company's network and then reopen it (still in >> Ubuntu) it all works fine. When my boss opens the file in Windows an >> error-message pops-up saying that he can only open a copy or in Read-Only >> mode. It's closed on my machine but his one claims it's still open. Then >> my boss changes the name, edits the document, saves and closes. Then when i >> open the new version of the document it tells me i can only open in Read >> Only (or a copy)! >> >> >> It does have a slight advantage in that it forces my boss to effectively >> make backups and i am gradually encouraging a standard versioning system >> other than >> filename-draft.doc >> filename-final.doc >> filename-FINAL.doc >> filename-revised.doc >> filename-final.doc >> in roughly random order and sometimes without the filename part so folders >> end up full of documents that could be about anything. Draft does not >> always come first and may even be the final and revised might be a revised >> draft or just be a draft. Hence frequent shouts of "so which one am i >> supposed to open?". It's slow going but at least we seem to make occasional >> steps forwards. >> >> So, i am not sure i really want to fix the problem but it's one of the >> excuses some of my colleagues use to revert to inferior products instead of >> going with LO. >> >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> > >Make sure permissions are set correctly..... > >If i create a document on my shared drive (a linux system) from my >Windows computer, its created like this: > >(from the command-prompt on linux:) >luuk@opensuse:~/tmp> ls -l test.odt >-rwxr--r-- 1 luuk users 8949 Nov 8 20:53 test.odt > >You, of course, notice the '-rwxr--r--' ath the start? >The first 'rws' means the owner ('luuk') can read and write >The second 'r--' means the group ('users') can read >The third 'r--' meand the world can read > >If your boss opens, and saves under a different name, the owner of this >new file will be your boss.... ;) > >Learn about unix rights, and your problems will solve itself..... >( read: >http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-do-i-set-permissions-to-samba-shares.html >) > > > >-- >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 > > > > -- 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
