Public bug reported: After upgrading from 17.04 to 17.10 libreoffice stopped working saying access rights were wrong. After some trying i discovered it is related to the partition my home directory is.
To replicate: root@horape-S-T-D:~# adduser test1 --home /home/test1 Adding user `test1' ... root@horape-S-T-D:~# su - test1 test1@horape-S-T-D:~$ libreoffice It works! root@horape-S-T-D:~# adduser test2 --home /disco2/home/test2 ... root@horape-S-T-D:~# su - test2 test2@horape-S-T-D:~$ libreoffice It fails with Fatal Error as shown in the screenshot. horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ mount /dev/sda2 on /disco2 type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) /dev/sdb1 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 17.10 Release: 17.10 horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ apt-cache policy libreoffice libreoffice: Installed: 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Candidate: 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Version table: *** 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 500 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:5.4.1-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages Thanks! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: libreoffice 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Thu Mar 1 02:16:01 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-15 (319 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-02-26 (2 days ago) ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful ** Attachment added: "libreoffice error.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752496/+attachment/5065757/+files/libreoffice%20error.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752496 Title: libreoffice fails when home on second partition Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After upgrading from 17.04 to 17.10 libreoffice stopped working saying access rights were wrong. After some trying i discovered it is related to the partition my home directory is. To replicate: root@horape-S-T-D:~# adduser test1 --home /home/test1 Adding user `test1' ... root@horape-S-T-D:~# su - test1 test1@horape-S-T-D:~$ libreoffice It works! root@horape-S-T-D:~# adduser test2 --home /disco2/home/test2 ... root@horape-S-T-D:~# su - test2 test2@horape-S-T-D:~$ libreoffice It fails with Fatal Error as shown in the screenshot. horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ mount /dev/sda2 on /disco2 type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) /dev/sdb1 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 17.10 Release: 17.10 horape@horape-S-T-D:~$ apt-cache policy libreoffice libreoffice: Installed: 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Candidate: 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 Version table: *** 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 500 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:5.4.1-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages Thanks! ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: libreoffice 1:5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Thu Mar 1 02:16:01 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-15 (319 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-02-26 (2 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1752496/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp