loaded software

Can’t edit or save a spreadsheet.
‘a required privilege is not held by the client’.
What’s up?

What operating system? Are you saving to a network or locally?

I’m using windows 10, loaded the software from the Libre site. Created a calc spreadsheet. Try to save it to my c: disk and get the ‘a required privilege is not held by the client’ and can’t save.

Your anti-virus is probably blocking LibreOffice. If you don’t have another anti-virus then you will be using Windows Defender.

Allow LibreOffice access to controlled folder

The below numbered list is from Use the Windows Defender Security app to allow specific apps

  1. Open the Windows Security by
    selecting the shield icon in the
    task bar or searching the start menu
    for Defender.
  2. Select the Virus & threat
    protection
    tile (or the shield
    icon on the left menu bar) and then
    select Ransomware protection.
  3. Under the Controlled folder
    access
    section, select Allow an
    app through Controlled folder
    access
  4. Select Add an allowed app and
    follow the prompts to add apps. You
    need to allow access to
    soffice.bin

3rd Party Anti-virus

If you do have a third party anti-virus go into settings and then look for something like anti-ransomware or folder protection. Have a look at the blocked apps list, if you see soffice.bin in there change it to Allowed (you might have to read AV help if not obvious). Otherwise go to the Allowed Apps setting and allow soffice.bin, this might not be easy so you might have to change filter to All Files to see, select and add soffice.bin to the Allowed list. Note that 3rd party anti-virus might make files Read Only so you can create a new file but you can’t save it subsequently. Sometimes, you might need to reboot after allowing a program access.

Cheers, Al

In addition to @EarnestAl

General Installation Issues (Windows)