On December 15, 2005 11:39, JRH wrote: > > Are you sure you have the same user number as you did previously? > > Permission > > checks are by user number, not user name. The numbers are assigned > > sequentially as you create users. If you created them in a different > > order, > > you might not own your own home directory as far as the OS is concerned. > > Can > > you create any other file or directory within your home directory? > > > > -- > > Ron > > Hi Ron, > > Yes... that's the puzzling thing! > > I can make new folders and copy stuff into the folder /home/jrh/ and all > subfolders with no problems.... > > I'll have a quick look at userdrake, and see what I am... I'm normally > 500... > > Cheers, > > James
If you want to be absolutely sure, open a shell and do the following: su cd /home chown -R jrh.jrh jrh That will recursively reset the ownership and group membership of all directories and files in your home directory. But maybe something else entirely is wrong with kmail. Error messages can be misleading at times, depending on how well the app developers considered and handled all possible failure modes. -- Ron ronhd at users dot sourceforge dot net Opinions expressed here are all mine. ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
