[Users] CM crashed and burned

[Duke Normandin]

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:18:16 +0100
Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:

> I wonder, when you created that backup copy, did you ensure that
> you copied the files owned by root?

I tried again! Here's what happened:

I ran:   claws-mail --alternate-config-dir claws-dir-backup

/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/clawsrc: claws_fopen: No such
file or
directory /home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/tmp/claws-crashed:
stat: Permission denied

** (claws-mail:3003): WARNING **: 07:02:16.951: failed to open
directory: /home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/tmp

** (claws-mail:3003): WARNING **: 07:02:16.951: 
failed to open directory: /home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/mimetmp 
/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/addrbook/attributesrc:claws_fopen:
Permission denied 
/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/actionsrc: claws_fopen:Permission
denied /home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/dispheaderrc:claws_fopen:
Permission denied 
/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/addrbook/addrbook--index.xml:fopen:
Permission denied 
/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/addrbook/addressbook.xml:fopen:
Permission denied 
/home/dnormandin/claws-dir-backup/addrbook/addrbook-000001.xml.tmp:
claws_fopen: Permission denied

Then a msg pops up with: 
Addressbook conversion error / New user, could not save address
book files 

Then another window pops up with:
WARNING The file folderlist.xml is empty or corrupted! Do you want
to use the backup file from Fri-Dec-2024 13:42 MST?

if I answer No, a few more error msgs are printed to screen and CM
terminates. 

if I answer Yes, a new msg pops up: 
WARNING could not copy $HOME/claws-backup/folderlist.xml.bak to
$HOME/claws-dir-backup/folderlist.xml

When I close the msg window CM terminates.

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I then copied my claws-dir-backup to claws-dir-bak-not-root/ and
`chown' ed all the files to me.

I then ran: `claws-mail --alternate-config-dir
claws-dir-bak-not-root'

I got:
WARNING:  (claws-mail:3057): Claws-Mail-WARNING **:
07:27:07.876: wrong column position

Then CM shows me a first-time, setup screen.

So I'm pooched either way!  

-- 
Duke