[Users] Can't write file

[Hugh H.]

At or about 09:46 on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 "Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> is alleged
to have written:

>
>> I just replaced Ubuntu with Linux Mint.  After doing the install, I
>> restored all my $HOME files from backup.  Now claws-mail is giving me
>> continual messages saying "Can't write file."  The relevant lines from
>> the
>> log show:
>>
>> * Account 'Legend': Connecting to POP3 server: pop.secureserver.net...
>> [16:55:58] POP3< +OK <8497.1365195357 at pop.secureserver.net>
>> [16:55:58] POP3> USER {e-mail address}
>> [16:55:58] POP3< +OK
>> [16:55:58] POP3> PASS ********
>> [16:55:58] POP3< +OK
>> [16:55:58] POP3> STAT
>> [16:55:59] POP3< +OK 10764 278396971
>> [16:55:59] POP3> UIDL
>> [16:55:59] POP3< +OK
>> [16:56:00] POP3> LIST
>> [16:56:00] POP3< +OK
>> [16:56:00] POP3> RETR 10719
>> [16:56:00] POP3< +OK 16740 octets
>> *** Can't write file.
>>
>> I noticed that I was running v3.8.0 under Ubuntu and am now running
>> 3.8.1
>> under Linux Mint.  I tried reinstalling.  I tried looking for
>> claws-mail
>> directories or files with incorrect permissions, username or
>> groupname, to
>> no avail.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>
>Generally permissions are a culprit with this problem.
>
>Can you confirm that where you expect your mail to be written, is in
>fact writable?
>

All files in the mail directory for this account are r/w:

> hugh at PBL20:~ $ find Legend -exec ls -lAF {} \; | grep -v '^.rw'
> total 32
> total 12
> total 320
> total 212
> total 1320
> total 27720
> total 7792
> total 224
> total 180664
> total 12596
> total 28504
> total 9852
> total 8
> total 18212
> total 12
> hugh at PBL20:~ $ 
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