Mail - permission error

Question

Hello,
i am using an IMAC with 10.7.4 Lion
5.2 (1278) Mail
4 GB RAM
500GB DISC with 380 GB freespace
and i got some strage console messages that i do not have the permission to write the file(s) /user/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]/.mboxCache.plist but when i do look to the files and to all directories above User(ME) has read and write permissions
anybody with an idea ?
here console messages:
22/06/2012 12:08:44.784 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.ixxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1d4228d30 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.v/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db8483c0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:08:44.813 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1db8c4a70 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db889820 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:08:44.823 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1dca13470 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db845630 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:08:44.824 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com." UserInfo=0x7fd1db842fb0 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db8329d0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:08:44.824 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1da525570 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db832010 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:08:44.940 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1da5e09a0 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1db8dcde0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:13:19.306 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1dd2d7260 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1d9d24c30 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}
22/06/2012 12:13:19.313 Mail: Error writing to /Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “.mboxCache.plist” in the folder “[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com”." UserInfo=0x7fd1da569a00 {NSFilePath=/Users/user/Library/Mail/V2/[email protected]@mail.xxxxx.com/.mboxCache.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd1dbad7210 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"}

Answer 1

Repairing the permissions of a home folder in Lion is a complicated procedure. I don’t know of a simpler one that always works.
Back up all data now. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to its present state
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the page that opens.
Drag or copy — do not type — the following line into the Terminal window, then press return:
chmod -R -N ~
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. When a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) appears below what you entered, it’s done. You may see a few error messages about an “invalid argument” while the command is running. You can ignore those. If you get an error message with the words “Permission denied,” enter this:
sudo !!
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up.
Next, boot into Recovery by holding down the key combination command-R at startup. Release the keys when you see a gray screen with a spinning dial.
When the Recovery screen appears, select Utilities ▹ Terminal from the menu bar.
In the Terminal window, enter “resetpassword” (without the quotes) and press return. A Reset Password window opens. You’re not going to reset the password.
Select your boot volume if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select  ▹ Restart from the menu bar.