Hi I have word .doc files in a folder shared by Samba. Here is /etc/samba/smb.conf: [global] security = USER workgroup = MSHOME [PUB] workgroup = MSHOME path = /home/steve/pub/ public = yes browseable = yes read only = no force user = steve force group = users When I mount /home/steve/pub somewhere else e.g like this.: mount -t cifs //192.168.1.2/pub /home/steve/notas -o rw,nobrl and then open /home/steve/notas using Dolphin, I can open a .doc file in openoffice, it creates a lock file and I and only I can edit and save it. It deletes the lock file when I close the .doc file and then someone else can edit it. If I browse to the shared folder itself, using smb:/ in Dolphin or Konqueror however and click a .doc file, openoffice opens a copy of it from the kde temporary folder, no lock file is created on the samba share since the file is not being opened from there. Further, trying to open the file from the openoffice open dialogue using smb:/ tells me 'You can only open local files'. Files stored on the share in openoffice format behave the same. In windows it works fine by clicking the file you want to open from the windows file browser. Word opens the document. The lock file is created *in the shared folder*. The file can be edited and saved correctly. No one else can edit the file until it is closed i.e. until the lock file is deleted. In other words my problem/question is why do I have to remount an already shared folder somewhere else in Linux to be able to correctly edit and lock files when using konq or dolphin? Using the smb:/ protocol and mounting by hand do not appear to be the same. opensuse 11.3, ooo-3.2.1 opensuse/novell versions (both 3.2.1.4 and 3.2.1.6 bulids behave the same.) steve:users has both a Linux password and a samba password. Thanks L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org