1. Description. OpenOffice files unreadable from shell.
Solution. odt2txt unreadable_file | less
2. Description. File on remote server unreadable from local host.
Solution. mkdir /mnt/stuff
sudo sshfs user@userserver.no-ip.info:/home/user/Desktop/matters /mnt/stuff
cd /mnt/stuff
ls -l
fusermount -u /mnt/stuff
3. Description. eGroupWare calendar and contacts unreadable from local host.
Solution. ssh -L 4444:192.168.0.65:80 user@userserver.no-ip.info
firefox
http://localhost:4444
4. Description. Unable to read or write file.
Solution. sudo chmod 0777 unreadable_file
5. Description. Missing an executable.
Solution. sudo apt-get install missing_executable
6. Description. Need to reboot from shell.
Solution. sudo shutdown -r now.