Invalid symbolic link in /usr/lib(64)/ooo3/basis3.2/presets/config causes OpenOffice to crash
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 1
Situation
One of the applications from the OpenOffice suite crashes. Additionally, an "infinite" directory structure is created in the users home directory, at path:
${HOME}/.ooo3/user/config/config/config/...../config/config
Resolution
There is an invalid symbolic link in the OpenOffice_org-l10n-extras package. Removing it should resolve this issue. The symbolic link is at path:
/usr/lib(64)/ooo3/basis3.2/presets/config/sun-color.soc
Additional Information
This issue has been reported to engineering and will be corrected in one of the upcoming maintenance updates. Customers interested in receiving a PTF package containing the fix before the maintenance update is released should open a service request with SUSE Technical Services.
Disclaimer
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- Document ID:7006984
- Creation Date: 04-Oct-2010
- Modified Date:15-Mar-2021
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