Re: Using external calendar file with Kontact...

On Sunday 28 November 2010, r bartlett wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Pablo Sanchez <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 12:05:32 PM
> > Subject: [kdepim-users] Re: Using external calendar file with
> > Kontact...
> > 
> > [ Comments below, in line ]
> > 
> > On Sunday 28 November 2010 at 11:54 am, r bartlett penned
> > about "[kdepim-users] Re: Using external calendar file with
> > Kontact..."
> > 
> > > Yes, but since this is on /home/wife and I'm on /home/husband is
> > > there any way to have the file accessible to me without meaning I
> > > have to chmod 777 each and every directory in the path
> > > /home/wife/.kde/share/apps/korganizer?
> > > 
> > > Could this file reside somewhere that both/any users have access
> > > to? Like /home perhaps?
> > 
> > Howdy,
> > 
> > Is it on the same machine?  If so, I suspect you should be able to
> > place the file anywhere you'd like and if necessary, create a
> > symbolic link  `/home/wife/.kde/share/apps/korganizer'
> > 
> > See `man ln' on how to create a symbolic link.
> 
> Thanks, Pablo.  I think I got it figured out!

Please double-check that Kontact handles the symbolic link correctly, 
i.e. check that the symbolic link stays a symbolic link. I'm not sure it 
does.

Also you should chmod the file 644 if you only need read access.


Regards,
Ingo

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