InDesign-error exporting to pdf with art linked to a Read only server

My question is about an error exporting a PDF from InDesign ("Cannot export pdf"). The InDesign file has links to art (a .psd file) from a secure file server where I have Read permission only--not Read/Write. The error only happens when I have linked art from this server.
To export a pdf, is it necessary to have Write permissions to the server that has linked art? To export to PDF of course I am not changing the linked file! My InDesign file only links to it. So why doesn't it work if I have Read permission?
Can anyone help?
Can it really be that Read only permission is not enough for linking to art and making a pdf?

I wouldn't think it would be a problem. Are you sure you have write permission where you want to save the PDF?

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