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| author | Ettore Perazzoli <ettore@src.gnome.org> | 2001-05-18 23:15:18 +0800 |
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| committer | Ettore Perazzoli <ettore@src.gnome.org> | 2001-05-18 23:15:18 +0800 |
| commit | e810e08bca63ba4ba8592c720d87fa54a11eab6c (patch) | |
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Added a question about the need for write permissions on
/var/spool/mail.
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diff --git a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml index 9065f93c23..586c6941ff 100644 --- a/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml +++ b/doc/C/evolution-faq.sgml @@ -352,6 +352,27 @@ db_dump185 ~/evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db.backup | db_load ~/evolutio <!-- --> <sect2> + <title> + Evolution reported an error when trying to retrieve from my + local spool in <tt>/var/spool/mail/username</tt>. Why? + </title> + + <para> + Evolution doesn't have an external helper for moving mail, + so <tt>/var/spool/mail/</tt> must be writable by you. Try this: + </para> + + <programlisting> +chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail + </programlisting> + + <para> + Yes, we know this is a problem. It will be fixed eventually. + </para> + </sect2> + + <!-- --> + <sect2> <title> Evolution crashes reporting that it couldn't allocate N billion bytes; how do I fix this? |