Alon Keren wrote:

> Note:
> I realize this list has little to do with support, but the following
> issue seems to be beyond the reach of the people at
> '[email protected]' and that some code changes would be needed. If
> anyone knows of a better forum in which to post
> this, please tell me.
> 
> The issue:
> 
>  System: Linux (LFS)
>  OOo version: 2.0.0rc3, 2.0.2
> 
> I wish to prevent users from altering their OOo directories
> (~/.openoffice.org2) and from saving files in them.
> To that end, I supply a user with a ready-made '~/.openoffice.org2',
> and disallow any write-access to it and its contents.
> 
> A problem occures when I edit a file (.odt, .ods), save it, and then
> exit OOo: After exiting I get the following pop-up dialog:
>  'Error saving the document:
>  user-home-dir/.openoffice.org2/user/basic/script.xlc/
>  General Error.
>  Genereal input/output error.'
> When I press 'OK', it repeats, only with 'dialog.xlc' instead of 'script.xlc'.
> 
> Apparently, OOo tries to replace those two files with something of
> its own making, so placing ready-made files is not an option.
> 
> Does anyone know of a way to go around this, either by means of
> configuring the already-installed OOo, or by means of altering the
> source-code/installation process?

ATM it is not possible to run OOo without write access to its user
profile without getting runtime errors that at least cause an error
message. I even wouldn't exclude crashes.

> PS,
>  Please CC me your replies, as I'm not subscribed to this mailing-list.

Done.

Best regards,
Mathias

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Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead
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