Re: [LUG] Problems with backup restore

[Jon Haynes <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try changing the ownership everything below /home/peter/evolution to
your username:

(type as root) 
chown -R peter.peter ~peter/evolution

Any good?
Jon

On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 19:22, Peter James wrote:
> Can anyone on this list help me with the following problem:
> I backed up my Evolution files in /home and then did a complete and
> clean re-install of SuSE 9.0.
> However my restored files can not be read in Evolution, and I get the
> following error message:
> Error while 'Storing folder
> 'home/peter/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/D&C Linux user group'':
> Cannot create folder lock on
> //home/peter/evolution/local/Inbox/subfolders/D&C Linux user group/mbox:
> Permission denied
> I get this same message when I attempt to access any of the restored
> mailboxes.  I also can not access the inbox to read new messages.
> For the time being, I have uninstalled Evolution using yast, and then
> re-installed Evolution.  I am using the basic program and have kept the
> backup on CD fr the time being.
>
> I'm sure that this must be a permission problem, and according to the
> Mandrake NG the answer lies in the use of "chown".
> However, I'm totally at a loss over this, and would appreciate help.  
> How do I make the files that I re-installed readable by user?
>
> Peter James.
>
>
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