Hi, we are using Samba version 3.0.13 on Solaris 7 and 8 and we have still some problems with opening MS Powerpoint 2000 and MS Project 2000 documents. If the samba server has no root permissions on the NFS share, it is not possible as a user (not owner) of a group with write permissions to save the Powerpoint document. By a MS Project document gets an error message, but saving is possible. So it looks like a "su" on the user is not working in Samba. In Samba version 2.2.8a it works without problems. -- Kind regards Michaela
I've a similar bug, with Powerpoint XP you can do the following check in Powerpoint: Tools, Options, Security, Privacy options, check "Remove personal information from file properties on save" then in: Tools, Options, General, User information set the same user information for all the workstation this isn't not intended to be used, because when user A is working in foo.ppt and user B is trying to open it, it'll write: "The document is write protected by TheNameThatAllWorkstationHave", which doesn't tell you who is locking it.
We are using samba 3.0.14a, but the problem still exists. The switch to another user doesn't work.
Have you tried with a new .ppt file? This will not work with an existing one with the problem. The file should be created with your "shared user" information. Then all the others workstation configured with this "shared user" information in Powerpoint should be able to write in it I'll try to post the problem on the mailing-list to give it more visibility since the bug was present in 3.0.11 and still is present with 3.0.20pre1
we've got a lot of these issues straughtened out in the 3.0.20 series. Please tetest against the upcoming 3.0.20b (due out today).