I encountered this while troubleshooting bug 1569651. So, if you want to duplicate this problem, introduce an error into /etc/xdg/akonadi/mysql- global.conf as shown in that bug.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/akonadi/+bug/1569651 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1569643 Title: kmail "details" button inoperative when startup fails [16.04 Xenial] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdepim/+bug/1569643/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
