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On 10/04/17 14:37, Peter Walker via list wrote: > Hi Julian, > > On 10/04/17 14:20, Julian Hall via list wrote: >> Thanks Michael, unfortunately it didn't work as the laptop already has the same >> UID. >> >> Cerce ~ # id julian >> uid=1000(julian) gid=1000(julian) >> groups=1000(julian),4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),46(plugdev),113(lpadmin),130(sambashare) >> >> The output is the same on both machines. I'm at a loss now to understand why it >> thinks they are different users. >> >> Julian >> > I'm guessing that the files you where using were on some sort of network storage. > Were they open on the main PC when it died? > A lot of editing apps will maintain a lockfile of some kind and don't like you > editing the same file twice. > If that is not the case then we need some more information. > 1. ls -l on one of the problem files. > 2. create a new file in the same directory and ls -l that. > 3. How are you mounting the network files? > > Cheers, > > Pete > Yeah, lock files was my next port of call.... try a 'ls -la' which will list (long-format, all-files) to see if there's something hidden which tells office/etc that its "open" when its not. Have had this when pulling files off a working/live machine to work elsewhere before!! MJE
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