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Bug 214039 - Cannot lock /var/spool/(mbox) when logged in as a normal user.
Cannot lock /var/spool/(mbox) when logged in as a normal user.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 206335
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
pre-1.5 (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2001-10-30 16:37 UTC by gprs
Modified: 2001-10-30 21:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description gprs 2001-10-30 16:37:15 UTC 
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Description of Problem:
When a normal user tries to retrieve mail from an mbox (local delivery or 
unix spool) an error is presented indicating that the file cannot be 
locked.  Normal users do not have permission to create files in /var/spool 
(and shouldn't??).  Is it possible to change the location that Evolution 
tries to create the lock files?



Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Create a new local delivery or unix spool mail account;
2. log in as a normal user;
3. retrieve mail.

Actual Results:
Error box indicating that the file /var/log/username cannot be locked...

Expected Results:
mail retrieved from the mbox

How often does this happen? 
every time

Additional Information:
Comment 1 Jeffrey Stedfast 2001-10-30 21:59:48 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 206335 ***