"Failed to create file" / "Read-only file system" error when changing account settings
Bug Summary
I updated to Geary 40, then switched my account from download emails from 2 weeks back to everything, and got this error.
Your installation
- Geary version: 40.0
- Installation method: Flathub
- Desktop environment: GNOME
- Operating system and version: F34 Silverblue
- Email provider: Gmail
Relevant logs and/or screenshots
Account identifier: goa_account_1617172878_0
Account provider: GEARY_SERVICE_PROVIDER_GMAIL
Error type: GFileError 8
Message: Failed to create file “/var/home/yalter/.var/app/org.gnome.Geary/config/geary/goa_account_1617172878_0/geary.ini.1A5710”: Read-only file system
Back trace:
* geary_problem_report_construct
* geary_account_problem_report_construct
* accounts_manager_save_account_finish
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* accounts_service_config_v1_new
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* accounts_service_config_v1_new
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* geary_config_file_load
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* geary_nonblocking_batch_get_first_exception_message
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* geary_nonblocking_batch_get_first_exception_message
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* geary_nonblocking_lock_reset
* geary_scheduler_scheduled_instance_get_type
* g_main_context_dispatch
* g_main_context_iterate.constprop.0
* g_main_loop_run
* gtk_dialog_run
* application_client_get_active_main_window
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* application_client_get_active_main_window
* g_task_return_now
* g_task_return.part.0
* application_client_show_accounts
* g_task_return_now
* complete_in_idle_cb
* g_main_context_dispatch
* g_main_context_iterate.constprop.0
* g_main_context_iteration
* g_application_run
* _vala_main
* __libc_start_main
* _start
Edited by Michael Gratton