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[Testing - Trixie] [solved] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
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[Testing - Trixie] [solved] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
Greetings folks,
The address book in Evolution 3.50.3-1 is read only.
Any clues?
Thanks,
--glenn
The address book in Evolution 3.50.3-1 is read only.
Any clues?
Thanks,
--glenn
Last edited by PsychoHermit on 2024-03-03 14:58, edited 1 time in total.
Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
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ls -la $address-book
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
Ok, here it is
I can't find the damn address book
Thanks,
--glenn
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glenn@LinuxBox:~$ ls -la $address-book
total 1508
drwx------ 33 glenn 4096 Feb 25 14:09 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root 4096 Jan 23 12:52 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 glenn 24 Feb 17 2023 .aspell.en.prepl
-rw-r--r-- 1 glenn 22 Feb 17 2023 .aspell.en.pws
-rw------- 1 glenn 45686 Feb 25 14:09 .bash_history
-rwx------ 1 glenn 220 Aug 15 2022 .bash_logout
-rwx------ 1 glenn 3526 Aug 15 2022 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 4 glenn 4096 Apr 28 2023 .bluefish
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 May 14 2023 .bogofilter
drwx------ 22 glenn 4096 Feb 18 06:31 .cache
drwxr-xr-x 3 glenn 4096 Jun 13 2023 .cert
drwxr-xr-x 6 glenn 4096 May 11 2023 .clamtk
drwx------ 38 glenn 4096 Feb 23 09:45 .config
-rw-r--r-- 1 glenn 1271310 Dec 20 09:27 Debian.jpg
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Jun 1 2023 Desktop
drwx------ 4 glenn 4096 Feb 25 08:29 Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 glenn 4096 Feb 23 09:48 Downloads
drwxr-xr-x 3 glenn 4096 Feb 2 10:43 .eclipse
-rw-r--r-- 1 glenn 5290 Jan 13 13:28 .face
lrwxrwxrwx 1 glenn 5 Jan 13 13:28 .face.icon -> .face
drwx------ 3 glenn 4096 Jan 1 14:00 .fltk
drwx------ 3 glenn 4096 Sep 13 2022 .gftp
drwx------ 5 glenn 4096 Dec 20 07:02 .gkrellm2
drwx------ 3 glenn 4096 Feb 24 12:06 .gnupg
drwxr-xr-x 2 glenn 4096 May 21 2023 .gphoto
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Oct 7 17:26 .grsync
drwxr--r-- 2 glenn 4096 Feb 22 18:52 .hardinfo
-rw------- 1 glenn 20 Feb 23 09:51 .lesshst
drwx------ 4 glenn 4096 Oct 2 2022 .local
drwx------ 5 glenn 4096 Aug 15 2022 .mozilla
drwx------ 3 glenn 45056 Oct 28 08:32 Music
drwx------ 5 glenn 4096 Aug 2 2023 Pictures
drwx------ 3 glenn 4096 Aug 18 2022 .pki
-rwx------ 1 glenn 807 Aug 15 2022 .profile
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Aug 15 2022 Public
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Feb 18 2023 .putty
-rwx------ 1 glenn 629 Aug 27 2022 .reportbugrc
-rwx------ 1 glenn 66 Aug 27 2022 .selected_editor
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Aug 15 2022 .ssh
-rwx------ 1 glenn 0 Aug 20 2022 .sudo_as_admin_successful
drwxr-xr-x 2 glenn 4096 Feb 2 11:10 .swt
drwxr-xr-x 6 glenn 4096 Feb 2 10:07 .tableplus
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Aug 15 2022 Templates
drwx------ 6 glenn 4096 May 25 2023 .thunderbird
drwx------ 2 glenn 4096 Aug 15 2022 Videos
-rw-r--r-- 1 glenn 255 Dec 27 07:42 .wget-hsts
drwx------ 3 glenn 4096 Feb 19 12:39 www
-rw------- 1 glenn 0 Jan 9 08:28 .Xauthority
Thanks,
--glenn
Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
~/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/contacts.db
You might be able to force this to work by creating an empty text file with the above name and location. Evolution doesn't seem to be very good at creating its own environment - have to manually create ~/.local/share/evolution/preview-plugins in 3.46.x
Question. When you set up Evolution did you go direct to the application to configure your email account or did you use gnome-online-accounts?
I found that by using GOA I was unable to import backups of my evolution address books. I had to create the accounts through the application instead. That may have been because I do not want to use my gmail address book / synchronisation, just a small set of addresses held locally. So I did not enable 'Contacts' in the setup wizard for gmail in GOA.
You might be able to force this to work by creating an empty text file with the above name and location. Evolution doesn't seem to be very good at creating its own environment - have to manually create ~/.local/share/evolution/preview-plugins in 3.46.x
Question. When you set up Evolution did you go direct to the application to configure your email account or did you use gnome-online-accounts?
I found that by using GOA I was unable to import backups of my evolution address books. I had to create the accounts through the application instead. That may have been because I do not want to use my gmail address book / synchronisation, just a small set of addresses held locally. So I did not enable 'Contacts' in the setup wizard for gmail in GOA.
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
When I set up evolution I let it do all of the configuring. Supposedly the data is in .config/share/evolution but I'll be damned if I can find the address book file. I have scrounged up an SQLite GUI app to change it from read only if I could just find it.
Thanks,
--glenn
Thanks,
--glenn
Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
The address book is in ~/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/contacts.db
That means it is in /home/glenn/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/contacts.db
The entries in ~/.config/evolution/..... tell evolution about itself, the DATA is in ~/.local/....... as previously stated.
Run evolution from a terminal. Open a terminal and type
Look for any warnings about missing folders and manually create them if needed.
Please provide a screen shot of the error message about the read only status of the address book.
That means it is in /home/glenn/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system/contacts.db
The entries in ~/.config/evolution/..... tell evolution about itself, the DATA is in ~/.local/....... as previously stated.
Run evolution from a terminal. Open a terminal and type
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Please provide a screen shot of the error message about the read only status of the address book.
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
Sorry it took so long. I changed my email and was unable to get the activation email from the forum.
Thanks,--glenn
Thanks,--glenn
Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
OK. I suggest that you delete the Evolution folders in ~/.cache ~/.config and ~/.local
Now, I do not know if you are using the gnome-accounts-online app for storing your accounts info. If you are then remove your mail account - I'm guessing gmail.
I hope you are actually using a normal password login to your machine and thus avoiding all the silliness with keyring workarounds.
Open terminal end type as previously requested - does it show any error messages about missing folders - if so create them. Close terminal and evolution then start evolution from the menu.
Normally the wizard is well behaved. However, if you are using Gmail, watch for the 2 check boxes bottom left for synching contacts and calendar. Uncheck the contacts box.
Proceed through the rest of the wizard and once the account is set up, reboot.
Try creating a new conact in your Personal Contacts Book and lets see how we go. I'm sure that if your Contacts Book was set up as a web based resource you would have mentioned this.
Now, I do not know if you are using the gnome-accounts-online app for storing your accounts info. If you are then remove your mail account - I'm guessing gmail.
I hope you are actually using a normal password login to your machine and thus avoiding all the silliness with keyring workarounds.
Open terminal end type
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evolution
Normally the wizard is well behaved. However, if you are using Gmail, watch for the 2 check boxes bottom left for synching contacts and calendar. Uncheck the contacts box.
Proceed through the rest of the wizard and once the account is set up, reboot.
Try creating a new conact in your Personal Contacts Book and lets see how we go. I'm sure that if your Contacts Book was set up as a web based resource you would have mentioned this.
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
I removed the evolution folders in .cache .config and .local Than did apt purge evolution and evolution-data-server. Then did apt install evolution and typed evolution in the cli. It remembered the accounts and address book, and it's still read only. I'm not using a contacts book so there's nothing to delete there. It never fired the configuration wizard.
Frustrated,
--glenn
Frustrated,
--glenn
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
Sometimes I find that after removing caches and config files a reboot (or maybe logout - login) is required for the remnants to be discarded, this should result in data being cleared better.
HTH
HTH
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
I'll give the reboot a go.
That did the trick.
Thanks,
--glenn
That did the trick.
Thanks,
--glenn
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Re: [Testing - Trixie] [solved] Evolution 3.50.3-1 address book is read only
You're welcome, happy to help