----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas J. Hamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office
> What I did to use Star Office as a normal user was this:
>
> As root, I created the directory I wanted to install it to (I chose
> /usr/local/SOffice51), then I used chown to change the owner of that
directory
> to my normal user. Then I installed Star Office to that directory,
as my
> normal user instead of root.
>
> On 09-Sep-99 Jeanette Russo wrote:
> > If I remember right to get Star Office to work for multiusers when
you
> > install it use the Network install choice. Then I think each user
has to
> > register it. (Not sure about the last part, haven't tried it
myself. I was
> > just using it as root when I wanted to use it) This is what read.
> > Jeanette
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Lim Shek Sia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office
> >
> >
> >> If I remember correctly, you need to go through some
configuration
> >> process for each unprivilaged user after the root installation.
> >>
> >> However, I have a more or less similar problem. After
installation,
> >> staroffice has done something to my system and render it
completely
> >> useless, (I can not run X anymore and sometimes it hangs at the
boot
> >> stage).
> >>
> >> I have mailed this message out yesterday and did not seem to have
> >> attrached any attention. I would appreciate if help is
available.
> >>
> >> michael lim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "H.G.Hettinger" wrote:
> >>
> >> > I recently installed Star Office but couldn't get it to work
for me
> >> > unless I was in root. So I decided to deinstall it and
reinstall it in
> >> > the /usr directory instead of the root directory. After
deinstallation,
> >> > kde locked up so I did a ctrl-alt-backspace and went into the
login
> >> > screen. When I logged back in as user, all my settings were
gone. I
> >> > couldn't dial up and etc. So I logged in as my wife to send
this and
> >> > short of doing a complete reinstall of Mandrake 6.0 I thought I
would as
> >> > you guys. By the way, Star Office still works in root, so
evidently I
> >> > didn't un-install it after all? Thanks in advance for any
help.
> >> >
> >> > Lawrence Hettinger
> >>
> >>
>
When you start the install script from the command prompt in Konsole,
you use the /net switch to do the network installation so that more
than one user may install and use the program.
# ./setup /net
This also saves disk space so that you don't have to do a separate
user installation for everyone. Once this installation is complete,
you run Staroffice (it'll tell you the exact file and location after
the /net install) for each user. It will use the same files for
everyone's installation, and store your user files in the the folder
you specify (preferably in your user's directory.)
Manny Styles
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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