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Well, this is fun.

I have a couple of .ods files, password protected. After installing last Ubuntu updates, including Libreoffice 3.4.5, I can no longer open those files.

I'm using 11.10 x64 Oneiric. Fortunately, my old Ubuntu with the 10.04LTS and Openoffice 3.2 can open those files.

I tried a workaround. I removed the password from the .ods files using Openoffice, moved the files on Oneiric and tried to save them with a password. The error I get is interesting: General Input/output error.

Does someone has the same problem after the last Libreoffice/Ubuntu update? Before I was perfectly able to open those files.

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  • the same here. This is obviously a bug, so you should file a bug report on libreoffice instead of asking this on askubuntu.
    – xubuntix
    Jan 24, 2012 at 12:36
  • Not so obvious since it happen after the Ubuntu Package Update. And I can't find similar problems in Libreoffice Forum ;)
    – lokutus25
    Jan 24, 2012 at 12:42
  • well, it is definitely a bug. maybe not in the main libreoffice repository but in the ubuntu package.
    – xubuntix
    Jan 24, 2012 at 12:46
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    For what it's worth, there's a post at nabble.documentfoundation.org/… from a xubuntu user and a response from someone who is part of the LibO team.
    – user25656
    Jan 24, 2012 at 15:03

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Happened to me too following an update to 3.4.5.

I also run 3.4.5 at work on a Win XP installation and this issue isn't there so it's either Linux centric or a Ubuntu packaging problem.

I only have 1 password-protected file (ironically it contains all my passwords which I'm in the process of moving to keepassx) but it was irritating nonetheless. I got round it by installing calligra suite which will open them. No good for sharing with MS users as it won't save in word format, but at least you will be able to open the files and re-save them with passwords if you stick with odf.

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A bug has been submitted.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/919659

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Seems the Bug will not be addressed. Anyway there is a workaround, as described in launchpad: purge and reinstall libreoffice. I did it and worked for me. Hope this can help.

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