Comment 28 for bug 15451

I have done a little testing now.
I installed 'ubuntu' Feisty and ran some tests. I set up samba to be share instead of user and ran placed some word docs and some OO odt docs in a folder that was accessible for everyone with no passwords. I went through the server location option, selceted a server, selected a word doc and selected to open it with Openoffice. The file opened fine, I made changes and saved the doc. I then saved-as and created a new doc with a different name. The was no problems here, none it all worked fine.

I then connected to my main server which runs samba in user mode (same ubuntu as above) I was asked for my password and username, I entered as per normal, clicked on the same docs as above, made changes and saved-as like above and had NO ERRORS, it all worked fine.

I cannot replicate the bug in feisty UBUNTU.

I then used KUBUNTU and replicated (or tried to) the tests above, firstly I could not navigate with the netbios names, eg in this case first the server is called mercury (this is the samba server in share mode, not user, it could not be found and a pop up suggested a firewall, a quick change to an IP address and it has found it just fine. I navigate to the same file as used in the UBUNTU test and it tells me SMB is only partly supported and a local copy will be opened instead. This message has been reported before (I'm sure) I can then open the file, but alas it is a local copy.

Next test I navigate to the same file, using the network tools and select the file, I then ask it to be opened in Openoffice and openoffice half loads and then just dies.

I would like to call this a KDE (Kubuntu) BUG, I'll try SuSE 10 tomorrow and report back. Also, as a Kubuntu user and advocate, I cannot in all honesty say to any small business use Kubuntu in this situation, working on docs odt or otherwise on a sever is bread and butter.

Steve