Re: setting preferences in Sunbird

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:35:28 +0100
"Zafer Aydogan" <zafer%aydogan.de@localhost> wrote:

> 2007/11/1, Steven M. Bellovin <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost>:
> > On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:50:00 +0100
> > "Daniel Horecki" <shinden%linux.pl@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > > On 11/1/07, Steven M. Bellovin <smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost> wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:20:59 +0100
> > > > "Daniel Horecki" <shinden%linux.pl@localhost> wrote:
> > > > > Isn't that the same problem like in firefox, seamonkey,
> > > > > thunderbird?
> > > > >
> > > > Firefox has lots of patches, but it works...
> > > >
> > > But seamonkey by default can't save bookmarks, settings... Files
> > > was created with wrong permissions.
> > >
> > I've only briefly experimented with seamonkey.  I have no problems
> > with preferences with firefox or thunderbird.
> 
> I can confirm, that I can't save any preferences with thunderbird
> aswell. What's the solution ?
> 
Find the preferences file.  It's probably
~/.thunderbird/*.default/prefs.js
Check its permissions; if necessary, do

        chmod +w ~/.thunderbird/*.default/prefs.js


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb