[KLUG Members] Open Office won't save, crashes

[bill]

Re-installed as root with -net and then re-installed as a normal user, but still no luck.

Trying to save any document with all the default paths says "File cannot be written."

Trying to change the save path to the user's home directory says "Operation was begun with
the wrong parameter."  The only option then is to click the OK button, which crashes OO and
exits back to the desktop, losing your work..

Does the same thing in the spreadsheet.  Not good.  There must be a simple reason it won't
save documents?

Dennis wrote:

> bill wrote:
> >
> > Ah, details.
> >
> > Linux box, RH 7.3
> >
> > OpenOffice 1.0.1
> >
> > Downloaded the software on this box and installed on this box with the network option
> > (I have other Linux boxes on this network on which I may want to install Open
> > Office).
> >
> > Prints fine but won't save.
> >
>
> I am using RH 7.3 and OOo 1.0.1 with absolutely no problems so I do know
> that it works.
>
> When saving, can you select a directory such as your /HOME directory
> where it is known that you have write permisions? And it still crashes?
> If so then the install and/or the download is suspect.
>
> Did you check the md5sum of your download?
>
> When you installed, did you run "./setup -net" from the OOo "install"
> directory as root? (that would be the "install" directory of the
> untarred OOo download) Then did you do a workstation install as a
> regular user from the newly installed OOo directory, someplace like
> "/usr/local/OpenOffice.org1.0/setup" or "/opt/OpenOffice.org1.0/setup"
> (without the -net parameter)?
>
> setup -net is done by root.
> a workstation setup is done be a regular user.
>
> Be sure to read the "Installation_Guide.pdf" in the install directory of
> the untarred OOo download for multiuser installs.
>
> I have no experience installing across the network for user workstation
> installs. All of my installs are local multiuser installs then local
> workstation installs.
> --
> Dennis
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