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English => Multiplatform => Mac OSX => Topic started by: bigtom on January 24, 2006, 11:24:10 PM

Title: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: bigtom on January 24, 2006, 11:24:10 PM

I have downloaded the version 2.1.0 for mac os X Tiger.
When I try to open the application , I immediately get the fatal error message : "bad permission on incoming directory"
I tryed  a month ago to use amuleV2.1.0 and I changed the incoming directory. I got the message at this time.
After "uninstalling" and "reinstalling" it it did not function correctly. I let it down but now I want to use it after reading it is one of the best tool of P2P.

So I have downloaded it again and I always get the message.

What can I do to find which is the incoming directory. I think I have to do a chmod 777 on it, but I don't know which it is.

(info : I am not so good with unix script.)

Thanks for your help

Thomas

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: Xaignar on January 24, 2006, 11:59:03 PM

Moved to the MacOSX forum.

As for the location, I'm afraid that I can't recall (I'm sure somebody else does), but I'll make sure that the error-messages are made more informative.

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: lionel77 on January 25, 2006, 01:49:46 AM

The default incoming directory in 2.1.0 on the Mac is "~/Documents/aMule Downloads". However, I don't really see why the permissions would be messed up there.
Btw, if aMule is not crashing upon that message (and it should not) then you can also go into "aMule preferences -> Directories" and check what the incoming directory is actually set to.

Hope this helps. :)

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: ken on January 27, 2006, 01:56:39 AM

If you want to start totally fresh with aMule, you should go to ~/Library/Application Support and move the "aMule" folder to the Trash.  Then start aMule and it will revert to its default settings.

Otherwise, it will keep referring to whatever Incoming directory you set when you tried 2.1.0 in the past.

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: Nordic on January 28, 2006, 01:27:40 PM

I get this error message in my first run. I have downloaded amule 2.1.0 but it won't work on my OS X 10.3.9

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: lionel77 on January 30, 2006, 05:08:25 AM

Nordic, did you use 2.0.3 before or is 2.1.0 the first version of aMule you tried?

Also, can you try to rename the "aMule" folder inside of "~/Library/Application Support" to something like "aMule_old" and then try to start aMule again?

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: Nordic on January 30, 2006, 09:28:16 AM

No, it's first time I run aMule. I'll search this file in "~/Library/Application Support", but yersterday I didn't find it.

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: lionel77 on January 31, 2006, 07:09:37 AM

"~" stands for your home folder (the one with your name). Inside your home folder should be a "Library" folder (sorry, don't know what this is called in Spanish) and inside that folder an "Application Support" folder (again you need to figure out what this is called in Spanish). The aMule folder you should try to rename is inside the latter folder.

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: Nordic on January 31, 2006, 11:24:42 PM

glurps! I didn't remember that ~ was my home.  X( I was looking in /library, it's normal I didn't find anything.

cached the directory, deleted and actualy running aMule perfectly. Thanks!

Title: Re: fatal error : bad permission on incoming directoy
Post by: lionel77 on February 01, 2006, 06:52:08 AM

Well, I'm glad this fixed your problem. :)
I am, however, a little confused where your problem arose from in the first place.