--- smart-1.4.1/smart/fetcher.py.info_perm_denied~	2012-01-18 19:40:04.505163659 +0100
+++ smart-1.4.1/smart/fetcher.py	2012-01-18 19:45:53.631593226 +0100
@@ -833,16 +833,20 @@ class FileHandler(FetcherHandler):
                         valid, reason = fetcher.validate(item, localpath,
                                                          withreason=True)
                         if valid:
-                            linkpath = self._fetcher.getLocalPath(item)
-                            if os.path.isfile(linkpath):
+                            if sysconf.getReadOnly() is False:
+                                linkpath = self._fetcher.getLocalPath(item)
+                                if os.path.isfile(linkpath):
+                                    os.unlink(linkpath)
+                                os.symlink(localpath, linkpath)
+                                uncomppath = uncomphandler.getTargetPath(linkpath)
+                                uncomphandler.uncompress(linkpath)
                                 os.unlink(linkpath)
-                            os.symlink(localpath, linkpath)
-                            uncomppath = uncomphandler.getTargetPath(linkpath)
-                            uncomphandler.uncompress(linkpath)
+                            else:
+                                iface.warning(_("Can't reload local channel metadata."))
+                                iface.warning(_("Configuration is in readonly mode."))
                             valid, reason = fetcher.validate(item, uncomppath,
                                                              withreason=True,
                                                              uncomp=True)
-                            os.unlink(linkpath)
                         if valid:
                             item.setSucceeded(uncomppath)
                         else: