On Tuesday 06 November 2001 02:56, David Weiser wrote:
I would look for a hidden directory in your home directory called .netscape with the period in front. The period tells linux that it is a hidden file. Look for a file in that directory call either @lock or lock@. Then erase that file and you are good to go.
That's an old, standard trick, David, and the problem is not that simple. The .netscape subdir does NOT have a @lock file in it when I single-click either the toolbar or desktop icon. Watching that dir when I click I notice that immediately that lock file appears, and just as quick the error message, along with THREE copies of netscape appear. I can delete the third copy. If I delete the 2nd copy both it and the first copy disappear. An interesting thing occured this evening when I turned my box on. I fired Netscape and expected the error message to appear. It did not, and neither did the @lock file appear. So I am running Netscape without the lock file right now. Really weird. Jerry
Folks, I notice that when I fire Netscape 4.78 (Which comes with SuSE 7.3) then promply displays a message saying a lock file exists, giving process id for it. I've started with no copies of Netscape running, fire ONE copy and immediately get the 'lock' message. Checking the processes I find three copies running, the first being the one "with the lock". IF I delete the 2nd and 3rd copie the 1st copy goes dead and killing it give an error msg saying it doesn't exist anymore.
Anyone else run into this? Jerry
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