On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 16:52, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote: > On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 05:43, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > Well I do not know where the main OOo directory is so you will have to > > look for yourself. If you took the defaults then try /opt. Look for > > OpenOffice.org1.1.x where x is a release and check perms on that > > directory. Next check perms on OpenOffice.org1.1.x/help > > > > On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 05:32 -0700, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 06:10, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 17:31 -0700, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote: > > > > > I updated to version 1.1.4 on the Linux platform. On invoking Help, > > > > > there comes a message saying the database does not exist!! The check > > > > > sum > > > > > matches. I followed the setup guide as closely as possible. > > > > > > > > > > What are the help files called so I can search for themd? Is it > > > > > possible > > > > > to move them to where the program is looking ? Can I "tell" the > > > > > program > > > > > where they are? > > > > > > > > > > > > > You haven't told us enough to offer any real help to you but I will take > > > > a guess and ask if you installed 1.1.4 multi-user as root? > > > > > > Yes, I installed l.l.4 multiuser as root. > > > > > > > If you did, > > > > did you set root's umask to something like 022? I ask because most linux > > > > distros have root's umask set to 077 which makes it impossible for > > > > normal users to access any files installed under this umask. > > > > > > Unless setting umask was in the installation GUIs and just got clicked > > > through, no. > > > > > > > To fix > > > > this, su to root and find where you have installed the bulk of the files > > > > then use the chmod program to fix the permissions. > > > > > > I don't know how to decide where "the bulk of the files" are installed. > > > > > > > For example, OOo is > > > > net installed in /opt/OpenOffice_1.1.4/ so you do the following: > > > > > > The example path does not exist as such. Searching from root and showing > > > hidden files and folders, non-case-sensitive, does not give an > > > OpenOffice_1.1.4 folder. > > > > > > > 1. cd to /opt > > > > 2. chmod -R go+rX OpenOffice_1.1.4 > > > > 3. exit > > > > > > > > I haven't looked in a while but I think this is mentioned in the > > > > SETUP_GUIDE.pdf that came in the download image. > > > > > > It does say something about setting permissions at the beginning, no > > > details. I am not yet a Linux geek, just working on it. Anyway, it seems > > > that permissions for every thing else are just fine, since everything > > > but Help works. > > > > > > On invoking Help, the usual help window appears, blank, except for the > > > following precise message in the right hand pane: > > > > > > The requested document does not exist in the database !! > > > > > > Perhaps the permissions for the help files need changing. Where are > > > they; what are they called??!! > > > > > > Thank you for your help so far. Now just a little more, please. > > > > > > Don > > [snip] > > Thanks to your info, the help files seem to have turned up: > > /usr/lib/openoffice/help/ > > This is the only path on the computer containing both "openoffice*" and > "help" directories. > > "umask -S" gives "u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx" for all directories. > > "ls" gives "cs de en fr ja main_transform.xsl pl ru sv zh-CN > da el es it ko nl pt sk tr zh-TW" > > All but "main_transform.xsl" are directories. > > In "en", "ls" gives: > > common.jar sbasic.cfg scalc.jar simpress.cfg > smath.jar > common.tree sbasic.db scalc.key simpress.db > smath.key > custom.css sbasic.ht scalc.tree simpress.ht > smath.tree > default.css sbasic.idx schart.jar simpress.idx > swriter.cfg > err.html sbasic.jar schart.tree simpress.jar > swriter.db > highcontrast1.css sbasic.key sdraw.cfg simpress.key > swriter.ht > highcontrast2.css sbasic.tree sdraw.db simpress.tree > swriter.idx > highcontrastblack.css scalc.cfg sdraw.ht smath.cfg > swriter.jar > highcontrastwhite.css scalc.db sdraw.idx smath.db > swriter.key > picture.db scalc.ht sdraw.jar smath.ht > swriter.tree > picture.jar scalc.idx sdraw.key smath.idx > > Only "*.idx" are folders. > > The folder "sbasiic.idx" gives a list of: > > CONTEXTS DOCS EDGE OFFSETS SCHEMA > DICTIONARY DOCS.TAB LINKNAMES POSITIONS > > In summary, apparently the help files exist. Alas the OO0 1.1.4 help > engine does not know that fact. How to tell it? If the directories are > not default, I didn't change them. They may be different because the > installation was an upgrade. > > Apologies to G. Roderick Singleton. I sent to your address by mistake!
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