just to add mine experience : libreoffice v. 5.4.5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 ubuntu 17.10
I cannot open files at all, even if they are in /home/${USER}/ , I copied an xlsm file to ~/ and I cannot open it, disabling apparmor profile did the trick. Does the issue came out because I got an encrypted home partition (created using ubuntu installer)? $ mount | grep home /home/.ecryptfs/${USER}/.Private on /home/${USER} type ecryptfs [...] If so, all users that have a crypted home partition cannot open libreoffice documents at all. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1751005 Title: libreoffice cannot open a document not within $HOME To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1751005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs