[Akonadi] [Bug 503651] New: akonadi crash on startup unable to remove old log file, permission denied.

[John Veitch]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503651

            Bug ID: 503651
           Summary: akonadi crash on startup unable to remove old log
                    file, permission denied.
    Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
           Product: Akonadi
           Version: 6.3.3
          Platform: Kubuntu
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: john at veitch.me.uk
                CC: carl at carlschwan.eu
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

akonadi server crashes at startup, apparently because it is unable to remove
~/.local/share/akonadi/Akonadi.error.old. Even if I remove the directory
containing this file and start afresh it still crashes (see below). I have
permission to delete the old log file manually so I can't understand the cause
of this error.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. `rm ~/.local/share/akonadi`
2. `akonadictl start`
3. crash

OBSERVED RESULT
```
jveitch at hermes:~$ rm -r .local/share/akonadi
jveitch at hermes:~$ akonadictl start
org.kde.pim.akonadictl: Starting Akonadi Server...
org.kde.pim.akonadictl:    done.
jveitch at hermes:~$ Connecting to deprecated signal
QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
Cannot remove old log file
'/home/jveitch/.local/share/akonadi/Akonadi.error.old': Permission denied
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl: Application
"/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application '/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed! 1
restarts left.
Cannot remove old log file
'/home/jveitch/.local/share/akonadi/Akonadi.error.old': Permission denied
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl: Application
"/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application '/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed! 0
restarts left.
Cannot remove old log file
'/home/jveitch/.local/share/akonadi/Akonadi.error.old': Permission denied
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl: Application
"/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application '/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed too
often. Giving up!

jveitch at hermes:~$ ls -l .local/share/akonadi
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 jveitch staff 960 May  2 09:57 Akonadi.error
-rw-r--r-- 1 jveitch staff 140 May  2 09:57 Akonadi.error.old
jveitch at hermes:~$ cat .local/share/akonadi/*
2025-05-02T09:57:02 [WARN ] default: Connecting to deprecated signal
QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)
2025-05-02T09:57:03 [WARN ] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl:
Application "/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
2025-05-02T09:57:03 [WARN ] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application
'/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed! 1 restarts left.
2025-05-02T09:57:04 [WARN ] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl:
Application "/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
2025-05-02T09:57:04 [WARN ] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application
'/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed! 0 restarts left.
2025-05-02T09:57:05 [WARN ] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: ProcessControl:
Application "/usr/bin/akonadiserver" stopped unexpectedly ( "Process crashed" )
2025-05-02T09:57:05 [CRITICAL] org.kde.pim.akonadicontrol: Application
'/usr/bin/akonadiserver' crashed too often. Giving up!
2025-05-02T09:57:02 [INFO ] org.kde.pim.akonadictl: Starting Akonadi Server...
2025-05-02T09:57:02 [INFO ] org.kde.pim.akonadictl:    done.
```

EXPECTED RESULT

akonadi server starts

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 25.04, kernel 6.14.0-15
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I don't think it should matter but the directory ~/.local is a symlink from an
NFS volume where $HOME is mounted to a local ext4 partition.

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