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Q: iWork not iWorking on SMB in Mavericks

I had to apply a hack to get SMB (to Windows Server 2008R2) to even work in Mavericks, but now I have encountered a new problem:

 

Any file I open in Pages or any other iWork app from an SMB share becomes unsavable, as soon as anything is changed in it.

 

It starts with an Autosave error: "The document could not be autosaved. You don't have permission to write to the folder that the file is in."

 

From there, I can't even duplicate it, export it, or anything. Everything I do gives me a "The location of the document xxxx cannot be determined."

 

Even if I try to do a "Save as", I get the same "You don't have permission to write..." error (even to my own desktop!).

 

If I try to "Duplicate" the file- I lose all embedded elements (images) and most of my formatting.

 

I don't recall having this problem before, but I just started testing the iWork applications again since upgrading to Mavericks. I have been looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office for my company's staff, but this really makes iWork "not ready for prime time" in a business environment. I hope this has something to do with the SMB2 issue, and it will be resolved soon, but I am open to any suggestions to try to fix the problem.

iWork, OS X Mavericks (10.9), MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Oct 25, 2013 1:46 PM

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  • by PeterBreis0807,

    PeterBreis0807 PeterBreis0807 Nov 13, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Laurent Seroude
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    Nov 13, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Laurent Seroude

    Silly throwing around the meaningless "troll" word.

     

    I got the 31,000 points through a lot of hard work, doing support which consists basically of thinking for people who can't or won't.

     

    For the last year I feel like it has all been for nothing and the worst part is the users. It would be insulting to sheep to call them sheep.

     

    …and the last thing Apple would do is listen to me, believe me I've tried, but they see it as standing between them and some awesome Selfies.

     

    I see you are losing your taste for Macs and Apple's software, that is what I was referring to as finally taking the hint. Apple is not interested in you. Their money is being made from a lot of easily manipulated and fooled consumers who just fiddle with their purchases. Everyone else is too much work.

     

    Peter

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