On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> yep.... all I had to do was to delete the lock file. Kinda a pain but oh > well! Thanks for the help. Libre office should allow us the option of > selecting to delete that file after it sees that it is in place! Welcome to Unix! We like locking things! > > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakach...@obnosis.com>wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> Do you see any lock files: >> >> # ls -al ~/*.lock >> >> This locking mechanism is more complex than Word or OpenOffice for .doc >> files - which are basically treated in a more secure format within the >> Linux system. Within the lock file is the name of another file that also >> must be deleted if you have in fact a locked document. >> >> Reference: >> http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/462850-problem-unlocking-libreoffice-locked-files.html >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have a small problem, I 've been running rsync with no problem but I >>> just tried to open a libre office doc on the remote computer and the first >>> error I get is that the docuent needs to be recovered. So I click ' start >>> recovery' and the next error I get is that the document isw locked for >>> editing and that the remote computer has it open.... I think I figured it >>> out.... I had the document open when I was editing it. Let's see if that is >>> the problem. I guess I'm not so smert after all. It will let me open a copy >>> but not edit the actual file. I'm sure that somebody on here knows why it >>> is doing this. Would that person care to enlighten me and tell me.... how >>> do I fix this. >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> (503) 754-4452 Android >> (623) 239-3392 Skype >> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> ** >> it-clowns.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com
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