Akonadi resource read-only (kaddressbook)

[steve m]

I noticed that it's not possible to add contacts or show existing contacts in kaddressbook. Following the description here http://userbase.kde.org/KAddressBook I noticed that it is not possible to use akonadi-resource as default (as instructed). No difference if checkbox read-only is checked or not checked in akonadi-resource configuration dialog. It might be that the issue is caused in other package as kde-workspace, maybe kde-pim. However contact management using kaddressbook, kontact, kmail is broken out of the box. It is expected that it is possible to use akondi as default resource. Maybe the behaviour experienced is related to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdepim/+bug/966913. Same behaviour on 32bit.

computer@computer-desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

computer@computer-desktop:~$ dpkg -l |grep kde|grep -i pim
ii kdepim-dbg 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 debugging symbols for kdepim
ii kdepim-kresources 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 KDE PIM resource plugins
ii kdepim-runtime 4:4.8.2a-0ubuntu2 Runtime components for akonadi-kde
ii kdepim-strigi-plugins 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 PIM file format plugins for Strigi Desktop Search
ii kdepimlibs-dbg 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 debugging symbols for the KDE Development Platform PIM libraries
ii kdepimlibs-kio-plugins 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 kio slaves used by KDE PIM applications
ii libakonadi-kde4 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii libkdepim4 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 KDE PIM library
ii libkdepimdbusinterfaces4 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 kde pim dbusinterface libary

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: systemsettings 4:4.8.2a-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 18 08:58:10 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/systemsettings
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kde-workspace
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel Wrana (wrana-blauhaus)]

Same problem. It worked for a few days, then the problem showed up. No idea why. Some further pieces of the puzzle:
(1) If you try to choose the akonadi-resource as standard => message: "You cannot use read only resource as standard"
(2) If you set "read only" in the resource to false, it is again read only if you open it
(3) The contact resource in .kde/share/config/kresources/contact/stdrc is
[General]
PassiveResourceKeys=
ResourceKeys=lNsr5HlbPj
Standard=
[Resource_lNsr5HlbPj]
ResourceIdentifier=lNsr5HlbPj
ResourceIsActive=true
ResourceIsReadOnly=false
ResourceName=akonadi-resource
ResourceType=akonadi
There are 4 akonadi-ressources as part of this meta-resource. None of them is set to read only
(4) Same for calendar ressource
(5) Creating a new akonadi-contact ressource has the same problem

Second strategie...
Setting up ressources directly in kde resources
(1) can be set as "standard" in kde resource
(2) working for kmails autocomplete feature
(3) used in kmail is only the first resource, whatever resource was set as "standard"