GnuCash won't open after transferring data files from one box to another (2)
Ken Heard
ken at heard.name
Mon Jul 5 10:52:39 EDT 2010
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Maf. King wrote:
> The LNK and LCK files are created to help ensure that only one person can
> access the GC data file at any one time. If GC exits cleanly, they get
> deleted, but in the event of a crash they are usually left behind - the
> procedure is to either click "Open Anyway" (if you are sure that there isn't
> any other instance of GC running), or to go into your accounts subdirectory
> and delete them manually.
I am the only user which uses GC.
> Have you tried disabling the scheduled transaction which runs when you open
> your data file?
>
> The procedure is probably in the wiki, but in summary:
> open a terminal and type the command
> gnucash --nofile [enter]
Did so.
> then in preferences, scheduled txn section, uncheck something like "run on
> file start"
Also did so.
> then File -> open your data file.
The data file opened momentarily and GC crashed. The text returned
reads as follows:
ken at SOL:~$ gnucash --nofile
gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at
configure time.
Found Finance::Quote version 1.13
Segmentation fault
ken at SOL:~$
> If you have altered your account structure and there is a SX being
> auto-created to a non-existant account, it has caused symptoms like you
> describe before.
Actually I hadn't. The account structure had not been changedé
Thanks for your suggestions. "Segmentation fault" could mean anything.
Regards, Ken Heard
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