On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 08:23:23AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > The lock file is created in the same directory as the data file. > Is that directory not writeable? That would cause the error.
The directory is definitely writeable and there definitely isn't any sort of lock file in the directory:- chris$ cd tmp/pcc/2020 /home/chris/tmp/pcc/2020 chris$ ls building.gnucash building.gnucash.20210120121447.log general.gnucash chris$ ls -al total 504 drwxrwxr-x 2 chris chris 4096 Jan 20 12:14 . drwxrwxr-x 3 chris chris 4096 Jan 20 12:13 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 chris chris 212992 Jan 20 12:14 building.gnucash -rw-rw-r-- 1 chris chris 381 Jan 20 12:14 building.gnucash.20210120121447.log -rw-r--r-- 1 chris chris 290816 Jan 20 12:14 general.gnucash chris$ gnucash general.gnucash Found Finance::Quote version 1.49. chris$ The above sequence pops up the can't create lock file error. > If GnuCash cannot create (and lock) the lock file then it will throw the > error. > If you are SURE that there is not another process running, you can "Open > Anyways" and that will clear the error. > Yes, I realise that, but it's not "right". :-) > NB that gnucash may mix the metadata for two versions of the same-named > file located in different directories. The GCM file does not contain the > file location information. > I'm not quite sure I follow that, I do have general.gnucash in two different places. Are you saying that this may cause problems and that I should rename my 'previous year' accounts to (for example) general2020.gnucash as well as moving them to a suitably named sub-directory? -- Chris Green _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.