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SQLite returned an error code of 14


I am trying to copy an existing database from my assets folder and execute some operations on it. Everything is working fine but I've gotten the following error in the log files of my emulator:

sqlite returned: error code = 14, msg = cannot open file at source line 25467

09-06 11:23:41.844: INFO/Database(22560): sqlite returned: error code = 14, msg = cannot open file at source line 25467
09-06 11:23:41.885: ERROR/Database(22560): sqlite3_open_v2("/data/data/com.dhani.Lazy/databases/LazyDB.sqlite", &handle, 1, NULL) failed
09-06 11:23:41.885: WARN/System.err(22560): android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: unable to open database file
09-06 11:23:41.894: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.dbopen(Native Method)
09-06 11:23:41.904: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.<init>(SQLiteDatabase.java:1849)
09-06 11:23:41.914: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(SQLiteDatabase.java:820)
09-06 11:23:41.914: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.dharani.LazyApple.Database.DataBaseHelper.checkDataBase(DataBaseHelper.java:72)
09-06 11:23:41.914: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.dharani.LazyApple.Database.DataBaseHelper.createDataBase(DataBaseHelper.java:47)
09-06 11:23:41.914: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.dharani.LazyApple.Database.DataBaseHelper.Login(DataBaseHelper.java:166)
09-06 11:23:41.914: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.dharani.LazyApple.Views.LoginView$1.onClick(LoginView.java:63)
09-06 11:23:41.934: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2485)
09-06 11:23:41.934: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:9080)
09-06 11:23:41.944: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
09-06 11:23:41.944: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
09-06 11:23:41.944: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
09-06 11:23:41.944: WARN/System.err(22560):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
09-06 11:23:41.964: WARN/System.err(22560):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
09-06 11:23:41.964: WARN/System.err(22560):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
09-06 11:23:41.964: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
09-06 11:23:41.964: WARN/System.err(22560):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
09-06 11:23:41.964: WARN/System.err(22560):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?


Solution

  • I have seen this error occur if you are using sharedUserId in your manifest. If you change the sharedUserId of an application and reinstall the application it does not have the required ownership to write to the SQLite database.