Excel file .xlsx is locked for editing in Samba share

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Warning message filename.xlsx is locked for editing appears when attempting to open an Excel file (.xlsx)
  • The file becomes read-only, even after read-write permission is given to user's group
  • The file is stored in smb share

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Samba (smb)

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