Murray There isn't an online, as in Web based version of GnuCash. Have you perhaps closed the GnuCash application and are you getting a dialog when you try to restart it with the options: "Open read only" "Create a new File" Open anyway" "Open Folder" "Quit"
If this is the case, you have exited GnuCash improperly in some way and a lock file which is created while an instance of GnuCash is running was not deleted on exit which is the normal behavior. This is tostop two or more instances of GnuCash operating on the same file as GnuCash is not designed for simultaneous operations from multiple instances. If this is the case if you choose the "Open anyway" option, GnuCash should then open your previous file as read/write. Please ignore if this is not the case. If your data file has the usual user permissions there should be no problem accessing it. On Thu, 2025-12-04 at 07:50 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > Hello: > > > > I just downloaded GnuCash yesterday. I have been using Quickbooks > personally > for over 10 years but as a pastor of a smaller church, downloaded > GnuCash as > an Open-Source alternative for two reasons. First, to get our > church's > financial package active after they used another program for years > before I > came, and secondly, to check out GnuCash as a possible option to > replace my > Quickbooks which is becoming increasingly expensive. There is no > question > that the interface in QB is very user friendly but, though not an > accountant, I have a basic understanding of financial principles. I > prefer a > downloaded program over an online program which is what I currently > have > with QB. > > > > I downloaded GnuCash for Windows and began the set up based on my > knowledge > of account lists starting with the Incoming (Credit) side then I will > follow > up with moving to the outgoing (Expense) side. I started by creating > basic > Income and Expense Catagories then created a Bank Account and entered > the > opening balance. My next step was to begin inputting the deposits BUT > I ran > onto the problem of it being 'Read Only, therefore I could not create > a > transaction. When I did some research, it took me to the process of > downgrading the security of my entire computer via the Control Panel > Security tab. My questions. > > > > Is there a way to change the Read Only status within GnuCash itself > without > compromising by entire computer's security OR is that something that > is only > available with the Online GnuCsh version. If I can do it with the > resident > software option, how do I do that and at the same time upgrade the > security > of GnuCash? > > > > Thank You, > > > > Murray Comber > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -- David Cousens _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
