Have you tried running the fix permissions routine from Apples' Disk Utility? It would seem that, if you have permission problems, this should be the first logical step.
-- "People who make no noise are dangerous." Jean de la Fontaine, Fables, 1678 On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 09:49:18 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] implied: >On 6/15/03 9:38 AM, "Jefferis Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I tried to set up a new ID by restoring the ~/Library/powermail prefs BUT >> removing the User prefs from my ~/Documents/PM 3 folder [my current >> database] and tried to import the mail and address databases into it, but >> it says a file is locked or I don't have permission to open it. I checked >> all permissions with Batchmod and all are owner Read/Write/Execute and no >> file is locked, but still can't import the files. > > >Let me rephrase this to make it understandable. >I restored my PM preferences in my user library, I then removed my user >preferences inside my PM database folder, which allowed me to open PM again, >but all my data is not accessible. I tried to import my old data but the >error says that the files are locked or I don't have permission to open >them. So... Unless I can undo the midstream IMAP crash that locked the >mailboxes, I have lost all my files. I even dumped the IMAP indexes, but >that didn't help. > >Jeff >~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Jefferis Peterson, Pres. >Web Design and Marketing >http://www.PetersonSales.com > > > >
