125721 - startup argument to choose a profile location

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Startup & Profiles, enhancement)

Description

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

On a set of machines configured for group usage, running mozilla does not save 
profile information.  

The problem is that my "C:\WINNT\Profiles\*user*\Application Data" directory is 
deleted after I log out.  Now, these machines have a HOME directory mapped so 
that I can save my profile.  

What I would like to have is a way that I can start mozilla and pass in the 
directory location of my profile.  

Conrad, do you have objection to this?

Comment 1

[[e-mail]]

This is a feature that is needed on all platforms and OS. The current 
solution under linux to have the profile in .mozilla is not a good one
in many situation either.
There should be a command line option that just lets users specify a new profile
directory and this option should be possible when running the browser,
the profile manager or the profile wizard.

Moving the profile to a different location will often be needed in
corporate environemnts where disk quotas, fast access drives,
network  drives, backup schemes and other stuff is involved.

Another good use would be when a preinstalled mozilla is distributed with
a CDROM and a preconfigured profile. (this would require that mozilla
os able to handle read-only profiles though and should probably be
enabled by another option) 

Comment 2

[Adam Guthrie]

*** Bug 315709 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

mass reassigning to nobody.