On 10 December 2020 19:48:41 CET, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >On 12/10/2020 11:21 AM, Jack wrote: >> On 2020.12.10 13:11, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >>> When I try to select /var/spool/mail I get an error: >>> >>> The Local Directory path "/var/spool/mail" is invalid. Please pick a >>> different directory. >>> >>> drwxrwsr-t 2 root mail 4096 Dec 10 10:56 mail >>> >>> Why Thunderbird can not read that directory? >> Are you running TBird as root? Are you sure you don't want one lower >> level directory, such as /var/spool/mail/root or something like that? > >No, I run TBird as user. >On my other system the running TBird, as user, I can access >/var/spool/mail dir. >But on my main system I get an error: > >The Local Directory path "/var/spool/mail" is invalid. Please pick a >different directory. > >I check directory permission and they look OK.
Are you in the "mail" group? -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
