possible database coruption question

[Diane Mackay]

Jim Hartzell wrote:

> I tried the backup files and they seem to be incremental not full
> backups, they only contain 3 or 4 transactions each. I also have files
> in ~Finance directory
> IE:"Accounts.20030616221447.xac.20030619204002.log". I also have files
> IE: "Accounts.20030616221447.xac.7f0100.3092.LNK".
> What are they? Is there any documentation explaining the backup system?
> What file(s) do I need to backup to tape?

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>>Jim Hartzell <wa3uqd at nauticom.net> writes:
>>
>>
>>>I am new to gnucash 2 months, great program. I am using version 1.8.1 on
>>>RH9. I am not sure how to state the problem correctly, but here goes.
>>>I had a power failure while gnucash was running (no UPS). Now when I
>>>tried to run gnucash I get an error message that it cannot get a lock
>>>that another user may have it open, clicking " open anyway " I get 2
>>>corrupt windows, 1 has just a title bar the other is blank. clicking on
>>>the "X" doesn't close them, I had to kill the gnucash process. Clicking
>>>on create new file works, I created dummy accounts, they work fine. If I
>>>do a file open from the dummy accounts on the original accounts same
>>>problem.
>>>Help. How do I fix this problem?

To me it sounds like you have lnk files that need to be deleted, because 
the program was not shutdown normally.  You can read about these in 
section 2.7 Backing Up and Protecting Data located in the help files. 
Go to the Help menu, select Tutorial and Concepts Guide, maximize the 
help window, select Basic Structure and Setup from the Table of 
Contents, and find Section 2.7 in the list there.

HTH,
Diane