[PLUG] CentOS 5.x/Fedora 12, Connect to Server, OOo read-only files

[Roderick A. Anderson]

I'm trying to move a bunch of files off my desktop on to a server and 
still be able to access them from my rover (eeePC 100 running Fedora 12) 
and the workstation (CentOS 5).

I have two issues with this setup.  One _rather_ important (files open 
in OOo as read-only) and the other an irritation (Fedora insists on 
labeling the icon on the desktop with *everything* about the mount.)

So first problem.  When I do a Menu -> Connect to Server and fill in all 
the important information: Service type:SSH, Server: host.example.com, 
Folder: /home/user, Name to use for the connection: user at host I get 
connection and I've copy/cut and pasted to the mount point, dragged and 
dropped to it and subdirectories with no problems.  But ... when I open 
one of the files with OOo (Calc) it opens as read-only.  Permissions are 
fine.  The only hick-up is the owner and group IDs that show in File 
Browser window are those on the server which is not what I have on the 
workstation or rover.  But if I edit a text file with gedit I can.

OOPS I forgot.  The shell on the remote system is rssh not bash but this 
is not a chroot/jail setup.  I suppose I'll try with bash in case there 
is an environment (~/.bashrc,~/.bash_profile) problem.

Any thoughts ideas on what is going on?


The second "irritation" I have some more testing to do.  I think I found 
the solution the other day.  Just not enough TUITs.


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Rod
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