[Bug 15451] SOLUTION: Kubuntu SMB issue with OpenOffice

[greg]

Hello all.  I have been experiencing the same problem that has plagued
many people in this post.  That is, I've been getting this message in
openoffice (running under kubuntu feisty):

** Protocol "smb" is supported only partially. Local copy of the file
will be created. **

I can access .doc files from the server i'm connecting to, but i can
only save the .doc locally (and then manually copy/move the file to the
server using dolphin/konqueror [For those of you who aren't familiar
with dolphin, it is a very good alternative to konqueror for file
management under KDE. ])

Anyway, I think I have located a solution to the SMB bug with
openoffice/kubuntu.  I'd like to extend a "thank you" to DMIZER over at
the ubuntu forums (he's the guy who actually formulated the solution)
Here's a link to his post that solves the problem:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534

Basically, you permanently (or manually each time) mount the samba share
as a local drive.  This allows open office to read/edit/write from a smb
server.  In my case, i'm connecting to a windows server, so i have no
idea if it works when connecting to a linux samba server.

The howto has quite a few steps.  But as I mentioned, it's worked great
for me.

I'd like to mention one other thing:  I'm not familiar with the
launchpad bug submitting process.  If this solution works for others,
could someone explain how to submit this as a possible bug solution?
Thanks, and I hope this helps!

Greg

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Kubuntu SMB issue with OpenOffice
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