6683 - "Default\" folder should be overwritten with 1st new profile.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, defect, P3)

Description

[bmartin]

Latest Profile Creator (delivered 5/17/99)

1. Launch Apprunner on clean machine (delete Users50\,delete mozregistry.dat
prior to running apprunner.exe)
2. Profile Creator appears.  Create New profile and store it in the Default
directory. (do not enter a path in the profile directory text field)
3. Open MS-Explorer and verify the contents of the Users50\ directory.

results:

A "Default\" directory exists in the Users50\ directory along with the "New"
profile folder that was just created.

Expected:

The "Default\" folder should be renamed to the "New" profile's name, and the
prefs50.js file should be specific to the "New" profile.

Comment 1

[racham]

This needs to be discussed further. The current behavior leaves place for
the profile default at 'Default\'. I think it is fine.

Comment 2

[racham]

Updqating with Chris McAfee's commets.

I'm trying to understand what Unix is doing here;
I create a Chris profile after wiping everything out (registry, etc.)
and I get

  Default
  Chris

which both seem to be profiles.  Why the Default directory?
Why not just create the Default directory and start using it,
and then allow me to add the "Chris" profile later when/if I need it?

_____________________________________________________________________

Yes. We have to do that. Start using the default profile and let
users create more profiles on thier choice.

Comment 3

[racham]

*** Bug 6927 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Paul MacQuiddy]

I don't understand the need for the extra \Default directory if the user creates
a profile other than Default. Is this just how the architecture is set up? It
seems a bit superfluous to have two Profile directories for every person who
names their profile something other than default.

Or am I missing something in this bug report and this will be fixed?

Comment 5

[racham]

We are waiting for a particular implementation from preferences code which
will obviate the need for 2 profile directories. Ultimately user will have just
1 profile i.e., the profile that user creates from CreateProfile Wizard. Fix
will be in for M7.

Comment 6

[racham]

When the profile is created via CreateProfile Wizard, the default originally
created for prefs consistency is removed and the new profile will be used in the
place.

Comment 7

[Grace Bush]

build 1999061409
default profile removed if another profile created

Comment 8

[leger]

Moving all Profile Manager bugs to new Profile Manager Backend component.
Profile Manager component to be deleted.