On 2012-11-02 16:03 (GMT+0100) Andreas Jaeger composed:
Oddball wrote:
I ask this, because moving .mozilla and .thunderbird into a new user /home brought up the dialog: Firefox, (or) Thunderbird already running, close first. Which could not be done, because they were not in use.
There might be a "lock" file in those directories, just remove it and try again.
The "...is already running" message is generic. It may in fact be that FF/TB is already running, or that it was unexpectantly closed, either of which results in a lock file existing. However, that message is also is used when there is a file access problem, which is a not uncommon result of manual profile manipulation, such as copying profile data to another user. e.g., ~/.mozilla/firefox/firefox.ini might contain: [General] StartWithLastProfile=1 [Profile0] Name=myff IsRelative=0 Path=/home/myname/.mozilla/myff Default=1 IsRelative=0 means the profile is hard-coded to a particular location. To move it to a new location requires the Path= line be adjusted accordingly. Otherwise the app will look in the indicated location, and in all likelihood encounter lack of read and/or write permission on profile data it needs. Lines within prefs.js in the actual profile directory may also contain non-relative locations. Wherever that occurs, it needs to be similarly adjusted to the new location. The profile migration process these apps offer, when used, takes care of such adjustments automatically. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org