cyanogenmod - "Access Point Name settings not available for this user"

This was probably an issue before but only became an issue when I changed providers in a foreign country. Running CM12.1 nightlies.

I can't connect to data and get the above message when I try to manually enter the APN settings.

I have tried:

1. The other fix on this site to change permission in com.android.providers.telephony to 660 from 751 but that resulted in non-stop error messages from the phone app.


2. Upgrade to the latest nightly with the new SIM inside. No change in service or in ability to change APN


3. Delete the data and cache for the settings app


4. Wipe cache and Dalvik cache.


5. Downgrading to CM 11 milestone

Answer

sigh factory reset did the trick.