Oops. I was setting the protection for "change recording state." Password protecting the document is on the "save as" dialogue. Seems to be working now. Must have gotten unset somehow, though that presumably would have required my using 'save as' to save the document and unchecking the password box.
Whatever. Thanks. EB On Wed, 2013-01-09 at 17:29 +0000, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Ouch! I wasn't expecting that! Can you push the unprotect, then save and > close&reopen and then re-protect? > Sorry, that is my best shot and i'm sure you have probably already tried it. > My guess is that even renaming the User Profile wouldn't fix this one so i'm > all at sea. > > Luckily there are a lot of people here that know far more than me. > Apols and regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Eric Beversluis <ebe...@researchintegration.org> > >To: Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> > >Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org> > >Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 17:05 > >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] document protection not working > > > >It's an .ods file using it on Fedora with LO 3.5.7.2. > > > >On Wed, 2013-01-09 at 16:58 +0000, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) > >> What format? If you are using MS formats then LO ignores the password > >> protection but MSO users will be required to enter a password. I'm > >> not sure what happens in MSO if you try to password protect an Odt > >> file. > >> Regards from > >> Tom :) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> From: Eric Beversluis <ebe...@researchintegration.org> > >> To: users@global.libreoffice.org > >> Sent: Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 16:48 > >> Subject: [libreoffice-users] document protection not working > >> > >> > >> I've got a Calc document that I've had for years with password > >> protection on it. Suddenly the protection has stopped > >> working--the > >> document opens without any prompting for password. I went into > >> File/Properties and reset protection. But it's still opening > >> without > >> password. When I go back to Properties/Security, the > >> "unprotect" button > >> shows. > >> > >> What can have happened? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> EB > >> > >> > >> -- > >> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users > >> +h...@global.libreoffice.org > >> 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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > >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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
