Issue 1681 - File Locking/Sharing
Summary: File Locking/Sharing
Status: CLOSED IRREPRODUCIBLE
Alias: None
Product: General
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: 638
Hardware: Sun Solaris
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: thorsten.martens
QA Contact: issues@sw
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Reported: 2001-09-17 17:20 UTC by davlyo
Modified: 2001-10-30 15:11 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description davlyo 2001-09-17 17:20:35 UTC 
There is a major defect within Openoffice 6.3.8, whereby users can open a
particular file any number of times without it being reduced to Read Only, or
refusing access to users.  I feel that this is a major feature if Openoffice is
to be used as part of an office infrastructure, as we currently do.  I have been
made aware that file-sharing slowed down NFS, but feel that this comes second to
data integrity.
Comment 1 stefan.baltzer 2001-09-27 11:25:12 UTC 
This affects ALL applications => changed from "word processor" to "framework"
Reassigned to Thorsten.
Comment 2 thorsten.martens 2001-10-10 12:11:22 UTC 
Due to some problems with Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.7 in accordance with Linux NFS 2.0 (Office hangs), the 
file-locking is switched off. It can be switched on by setting SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING 1 in the 
soffice-startscript or by setting this varible via setenv before starting Openoffice.
In newer versions of staroffice this option is mentioned in the readme-file. For openoffice the 
readme-file will undergo major changes and will mention this file-locking handling in the future.
Comment 3 thorsten.martens 2001-10-10 12:12:58 UTC 
Behaviour will be mentioned in readme-files of upcomming OO-versions. Not a bug, but a missing 
description. Therefore closed !
Comment 4 davlyo 2001-10-23 10:07:21 UTC 
I have tried the variable that has been reccomended, but it does not
seem to work. Is there anything else that I need to do/look at???
Comment 5 thorsten.martens 2001-10-30 15:10:20 UTC 
When using a 6.0 just have a look at the soffice - script. You`ll find a line reading "# 
SAL-ENABLE-FILE-LOCKING=1"
Remove the # in front of this line and in front of the next line, reading "# export 
SAL-ENABLE-FILE-LOCKING"
If both lines are missing, just add them to the script (case sensitive) !

This feature is for enabling file locking for multiple users (network-installation) or when using 
different staroffice/openoffice versions. When a staroffice 5.2 is also in use, there must be the above 
mentioned entries in its script file (replace SAL by STAR !!!). 

I`ve testet this feature again today and it works fine. Upcoming versions will have a correct discription 
in it`s readme - files !
Comment 6 thorsten.martens 2001-10-30 15:11:56 UTC 
Verified and closed !