[GNC] New User - 1st Question

[Mark at Lorimark]

Uh... Murray, this sounds very bizarre and wrong.

You should be able to start gnucash, create a new file, and get to work. 
  Nothing should be read-only.

If you've created your chart of accounts, then the 'file' is not read 
only, and gnucash did not open it read-only, so I'm thinking something 
else is amiss.

~mark petryk
~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com
~q:i don't know where it's going to go,
     ...and i don't know what to wear when it gets there.

On 12/4/25 06:50, murray at murraycomber.com wrote:
> Hello:
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> I just downloaded GnuCash yesterday. I have been using Quickbooks personally
> for over 10 years but as a pastor of a smaller church, downloaded GnuCash as
> an Open-Source alternative for two reasons. First, to get our church's
> financial package active after they used  another program for years before I
> came, and secondly, to check out GnuCash as a possible option to replace my
> Quickbooks which is becoming increasingly expensive. There is no question
> that the interface in QB is very user friendly but, though not an
> accountant, I have a basic understanding of financial principles. I prefer a
> downloaded program over an online program which is what I currently have
> with QB.
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> I downloaded GnuCash for Windows and began the set up based on my knowledge
> of account lists starting with the Incoming (Credit) side then I will follow
> up with moving to the outgoing (Expense) side. I started by creating basic
> Income and Expense Catagories then created a Bank Account and entered the
> opening balance. My next step was to begin inputting the deposits BUT I ran
> onto the problem of it being 'Read Only, therefore I could not create a
> transaction. When I did some research, it took me to the process of
> downgrading the security of my entire computer via the Control Panel
> Security tab. My questions.
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> Is there a way to change the Read Only status within GnuCash itself without
> compromising by entire computer's security OR is that something that is only
> available with the Online GnuCsh version. If I can do it with the resident
> software option, how do I do that and at the same time upgrade the security
> of GnuCash?
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> Thank You,
> 
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> 
> Murray Comber
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