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davidst@umich.edu - 12 Oct 2006 03:31 GMT

I am using 10.4.8 on an Intel Mini. The Address Book has data, but
seems to be locked. I can't Edit or add cards. In Mail when I try to
add an address from a message it appears to work but the entry doesn't
go anywhere. I am using Address Book on two older iBooks also with
Tiger. Everything works fine on those G3 computers. Suggestions?

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matt neuburg - 12 Oct 2006 03:45 GMT

> I am using 10.4.8 on an Intel Mini. The Address Book has data, but
> seems to be locked. I can't Edit or add cards. In Mail when I try to
> add an address from a message it appears to work but the entry doesn't
> go anywhere. I am using Address Book on two older iBooks also with
> Tiger. Everything works fine on those G3 computers. Suggestions?

Look in ~/Library/ApplicationSupport/AddressBook. How are the
permissions there? Is there a lockfile there? m.

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davidst@umich.edu - 12 Oct 2006 03:59 GMT

Thanks. Can't find anything locked.

> > I am using 10.4.8 on an Intel Mini. The Address Book has data, but
> > seems to be locked. I can't Edit or add cards. In Mail when I try to
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davidst@umich.edu - 12 Oct 2006 04:12 GMT

Checked further. Got it! I found that permissions were set to system
on the application. The problem was not in the Library.

Thanks much.

> Thanks. Can't find anything locked.
> >
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> > AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119
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matt neuburg - 12 Oct 2006 06:43 GMT

> Checked further. Got it! I found that permissions were set to system
> on the application. The problem was not in the Library.
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> > > Look in ~/Library/ApplicationSupport/AddressBook. How are the
> > > permissions there? Is there a lockfile there? m.

Incorrect permissions on the app would have been fixed by doing a
permissions repair, so I'd say that should be your next step. m.

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Jamie Kahn Genet - 12 Oct 2006 04:09 GMT

Try restarting from your OS install disc, opening Disk Utility,
repairing the drive and more importantly in this case - repair
permissions. Repeat these two things till no errors are encountered.

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Jamie Kahn Genet

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