# Error creating new case

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/error-creating-new-case/2270>\
**Category:** Autopsy Help\
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/error-creating-new-case/2270 "2020-11-06T02:22:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dptom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@dptom](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/dptom)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/error-creating-new-case/2270/1 "2020-11-06T02:22:36Z")

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I’m getting an error creating case. I recently upgraded to 4.16.0 from 4.15.0. Autopsy opens existing cases just fine. Any thoughts?

2020-11-05 15:00:10.03 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.RdbmsCentralRepo upgradeSchema  
INFO: Central Repository is up to date  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.197 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.keywordsearch.Server isRunning  
INFO: Solr server is running  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.361 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.imagegallery.PerCaseProperties getConfigSetting  
INFO: File did not exist. Created file [Image Gallery.properties]  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.364 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.imagegallery.datamodel.DrawableDB setPragmas  
INFO: sqlite-jdbc version 3.25.2 loaded in native mode  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.411 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case openAsCurrentCase  
INFO: Opened SJSU001-InfoSci-demo (sjsu001-infosci-demo\_20201105\_150008) in C:\Users\tom\Documents\Cases\SJSU001-InfoSci-demo as the current case  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.426 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.eventlisteners.CaseEventListener$CurrentCaseTask run  
SEVERE: Error connecting to Central Repository database.  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.CentralRepoException: Error inserting new case.  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.RdbmsCentralRepo.newCase(RdbmsCentralRepo.java:344)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.SqliteCentralRepo.newCase(SqliteCentralRepo.java:325)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.RdbmsCentralRepo.newCase(RdbmsCentralRepo.java:377)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.SqliteCentralRepo.newCase(SqliteCentralRepo.java:298)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.eventlisteners.CaseEventListener$CurrentCaseTask.run(CaseEventListener.java:629)  
java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)  
java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)  
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)  
org.sqlite.SQLiteException: [SQLITE\_READONLY] Attempt to write a readonly database (attempt to write a readonly database)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.RdbmsCentralRepo.newCase(RdbmsCentralRepo.java:344)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.SqliteCentralRepo.newCase(SqliteCentralRepo.java:325)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.RdbmsCentralRepo.newCase(RdbmsCentralRepo.java:377)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.datamodel.SqliteCentralRepo.newCase(SqliteCentralRepo.java:298)  
org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.eventlisteners.CaseEventListener$CurrentCaseTask.run(CaseEventListener.java:629)  
java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)  
java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)  
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)  
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)  
2020-11-05 15:00:10.504 org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.NewCaseWizardAction$1 done  
SEVERE: Error creating case SJSU001-InfoSci-demo

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**Author:** ![John\_Lehr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/john_lehr/32/45_2.png) [@John\_Lehr](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/John_Lehr)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/error-creating-new-case/2270/2 "2020-11-12T17:20:59Z")

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Your central repository is not being found. Check your path, disable the central repository in settings, or create a new one.