[Bug 121005] digikam won´t start when the album-path stays on nfs-volume

Micron Gust microngust at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 31 20:04:59 BST 2007


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------- Additional Comments From microngust hotmail com  2007-03-31 21:04 -------
=digiKam and CIFS/SAMBA/NFS Solution=

Here's a workaround that makes digiKam store pictures on a network folder and it's database on a local drive.

==Background==
When you specify that digiKam should store pictures on a network folder (CIFS/SAMBA or NFS), digiKam will hang. If you try restarting digiKam, there will be no visual feedback. This is a workaround that will allow you to have digiKam store pictures on a network folder.

==Configuration Cleanup==
First, if you've already run digiKam and it has hung (or done nothing) you must do the following to clean up the corrupt digiKam configuration:

1. Verify that digiKam is not still running. If it's running, kill it off. (The digiKam process may be running even if you don't see digiKam on your desktop. Use the "ps" and "kill" commands to verify and kill off the process, or, simply bring up KDE System Guard, find the digiKam process, and, kill it.)

2. Delete your digiKam config file, located at: ~/.kde/share/config/digikamrc

3. Go to the folder you specified as the "Albums Library Folder" and delete the two files that digiKam created: "digikam3.db" and "digikam3.db-journal".

==The Workaround==
Now you can re-configure digiKam from a fresh start as follows:

1. Start digiKam.

2. When prompted for the "Albums Library Folder", specify a local folder (eg ~/.digiKam).

3. Through Konqueror, navigate to a network folder where you want to store pictures. (I'll refer to this as your "network pictures folder".)

4. Create a symlink from the digikam3.db file, which digiKam created in your local "Albums Library Folder", to your network pictures folder.

5. In digiKam, go to the "Settings" menu and select "Configure digiKam ...".

6. In the "Configure - digiKam" dialog, select "Albums" and then change the "Album Library Path" to your network pictures folder.

==Conclusion==
Now digiKam should save pictures to your network pictures folder and it should save to the database on your local drive.



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