[Users] Can't write file

[Hugh H.]

At or about 09:56 on Sat, 06 Apr 2013 "Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> is alleged
to have written:

>On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:00:04 -0400
>"Hugh H." <kshcygsrch at snkmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>> 
>
>
>
>Also, though I don't think it applies because Mint is Ubuntu based,
>check that the UIDs are the same as well as ownerships.
>

All is well:

> hugh at PBL20:~$ find Legend -exec ls -lAF {} \; | grep -v 'hugh hugh'
> 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:~$ id
> uid=1000(hugh) gid=1000(hugh) groups=1000(hugh),4(adm),24(cdrom),...
> hugh at PBL20:~$ find Legend -exec ls -nAF {} \; | grep -v '1000 1000'
> 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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