[kdepim-users] kmail stopped working totally

[Neal Becker]

Neal Becker wrote:

> Alan McKinnon wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:27:54 -0400
>> Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>> 
>>> > On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:26:10 -0400
>>> > Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > 
>>> >> Neal Becker wrote:
>>> >> 
>>> >> > kdepim-4.7.0-1.fc15.x86_64
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > Started with kmail won't send queued mail (again).  I had
>>> >> > previously solved this using
>>> >> > akonadictl restart
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > This time no good.
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > receive set to imap.  That stopped working also (I believe).
>>> >> > After fiddling with akonadi console, I finally deleted the
>>> >> > receiving account (from gmail). Then tried to add a new imap.
>>> >> > Can't do it! I can add, but clicking on 'modify' to configure
>>> >> > it, nothing happens, except this message:
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > Known subscriber "akonadi_imap_resource_2" subscribes again
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > So now can't send mail anymore.   Can't receive anymore.
>>> >> > 
>>> >> 
>>> >> I see if I try to add a pop receive account, at least I get a
>>> >> dialog to configure it.  Adding imap there is no dialog to
>>> >> configure it and no way to configure it (modify does nothing - no
>>> >> dialog is opened).
>>> > 
>>> > The description of your problem is some what general so it's hard to
>>> > figure where to start, you are likely to get either a lot of
>>> > possible things to check, or none at all.
>>> > 
>>> > One piece of advice I can offer is to create a new test user and
>>> > configure this user to use the same mail settings you use now. When
>>> > everything is done and working, compare both sets of *config files*
>>> > looking for differences. Most people complaining of odd kmail2
>>> > behaviour seem to have gone through several migrations and upgrades
>>> > with the same config files, the chances you did too are good.
>>> > 
>>> > This isn't something you should do right away, it's a big gun
>>> > approach, something useful to keep in mind as a last resort when
>>> > you've truly done everything else you can think of and nothing was
>>> > successful.
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> 
>>> Only problem is, I don't know what files to compare.  And, are they
>>> all text files, or is some of this in the form of sql database?
>>> 
>>> In ~/.config/akonadi I see suspicious stuff:
>>>   -rw-rw-r--   1 nbecker nbecker      41 Sep  8 16:34
>>> agent_config_akonadi_imap_resource_5
>>> [Agent]
>>> Name=IMAP Account 6
>>> Online=false
>>> 
>>>   -rw-rw-r--   1 nbecker nbecker       8 Sep  8 16:33
>>> agent_config_akonadi_imap_resource_5_changes.dat
>> 
>> They are regular KDE text config files in ~/.kde4/share/config
>> 
>> 
> 
> OK, I decided to re-create all my kde config.  I created a new user
> 'nbecker2', then after logging into kde, I copied over
> 
> .config/akonadi
> .local/share/akonadi
> .kde
> (renaming existing dirs)
> 
> That _almost_ worked.  Problem is, many configs and symlinks had the name
> 'nbecker2' in them - and some binary database files.
> 
> Try #2: rename /home/nbecker -> /home/nbecker.old
> make a new user 'nbecker' forcing the same uid
> Repeat above procedure, this time copying everything to nbecker.old
> Finally, mv /home/nbecker.old -> /home/nbecker, then get rid of extra user
> account.
> 
> I think I'm back in business (not certain yet)
> 
And guess what?  That only fixed it temporarily.  kmail is once again not 
working.  It doesn't check mail.  And if I try to edit my mail receive 
configuration (for gmail imap), nothing happens.  No dialog opens.

Well I think I replaced every config file that could possibly be replaced.


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