Re: "Mailbox is read-only.", but it isn't
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 03:35:47PM +0100, René Clerc wrote:
> * cl@xxxxxxxx <cl@xxxxxxxx> [24-01-2007 15:25]:
>
> > On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 01:39:43PM +0100, Michael Tatge wrote:
> > > * On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 cl@xxxxxxxx (cl@xxxxxxxx) muttered:
> > > > The mail spool file is /var/mail/cgreen, permissions are:-
> > > >
> > > > -rw-rw---- 1 cgreen mail 835067 Jan 24 09:38
> > > > /var/mail/cgreen
> > > >
> > > > I can edit the file directly using (for example) vi and can delete a
> > > > message and write the file this way.
> > > >
> > > > However when I try and delete (or move) a message using mutt it just
> > > > says "Mailbox is read-only.", what's the problem?
> > >
> > > Sounds like a locking problem. Can you mutt_dotlock the file manually?
> > >
> > Well I can 'mutt_dotlock <any parameter> /var/mail/cgreen' with no
> > errors, does that mean it's OK?
>
> I assume so. You have not by any chance aliased 'mutt' to 'mutt -R'
> or something? Have you tried firing up mutt with:
>
> /path/to/mutt -n -F /dev/null -f /var/mail/cgreen
>
It's not aliased, I've also tried the "turn everything off" invocation
you have suggested above and I *still* get "Mailbox is read-only."
There is a full file system I've just noticed, maybe that is having a
bad effect, I'll wait until that's sorted before I waste any more time
on this.
Thanks for your help.
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Chris Green (chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx)