CheckGMail problems

if you run:

cd ~; ls -a

close all checkgmail instances. Then rename any checkgmail folders etc. Then relaunch

Hi Rychard

I've just installed CheckGMail and it doesn't seem to respect my
credentials, but there may be something wrong with a config file. This looks
like a pretty major bug to me.

In shell, try:

mv ~/.checkgmail ~/checkgmail-backup
checkgmail

You will be asked to reenter all of your details. Hopefully it clears things
for you. If you want to want to revert to your previous settings, use this
command:

mv ~/checkgmail-backup ~/.checkgmail

Best of luck, Tim.

2009/10/28 Rychard <email address hidden>

> New question #87116 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/87116
>
> Following much-appreciated advice from this forum, I have been using
> CheckGMail happily (on Ubuntu 9.04), but now when I try to use it a box
> appears asking me to log in. After I've supplied my Gmail password (still
> valid on Gmail itself), I'm told I'm an incorrect user, and cannot progress
> any further.
>
> I installed Gmail Notify. The notification appears rapidly, but I don't
> think I can actually open Gmail by clicking on it.
>
> I then installed cGmail. This is okay, but requires more petty fiddling
> than CheckGMail.
>
> Can anyone think what the matter with my CheckGMail is, or suggest
> alternatives?
>
> Thanks very much,
> Rychard
>
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Thanks very much for your potentially very helpful replies, Tim and Actionparsnip.

Please forgive my embarrassing ignorance, but if anyone can bear to clarify what "cd ~; ls -a" and "in shell" mean, I'd be much obliged.

Thanks very much indeed,
Rychard

cd ~ is a shorthand for:
cd /home/$USER
or
cd $HOME
or
cd /home/<your username here buddy>

ls -a will show the contents of a foider including the hidden contents (the -a switch means show ALL items). The config folder for apps are hidden by puting a period (. character) at the start of the name so will not show in a standard ls command

shell means the gnome terminal, this can be ran by:

pressing alt+f2
type: gnome-terminal
press enter

You can now type commands into the system to get the outputs we need.