147108 - Profile manager unusable

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: Startup & Profiles, defect)

Description

[Barry Kauler]

I have just installed RC3.
First time, it ran ok.
After exiting entirely, I started Mozilla again, and it told me my profile is
"already in use". This meant that I couldn't get into Mozilla.
So, I thought, maybe I'll delete the profile -- a desperate measure -- it came
up with a window asking if I really wanted to, and I decided that I had better
not, so clicked on the button to NOT delete -- but, the stupid thing removed my
profile anyway.
So, now I can get into Mozilla, but have lost everything from before. Pretty ****.
Note, I previously had RC2 installed.
Note 2: You guys should not be thinking RC3 is the last before final release
-- there are too many bugs. The SVG issue is another one that really "bugs" me
(a known bug).

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

You get this warning if a Mozilla process is still using this profile.
btw " SVG issue" You mean the bug in the Adobe plugin ?

Comment 2

[Eric Northup]

I have noticed a similar change in behavior after installing RC3 (upgrade from
RC2).  I did not choose to delete my profile, so I can not confirm that portion
of the report.

The behavior seems linked to starting a second instance of Mozilla from the
shell (or KDE) -- as opposed to File->New Window.  The second instance will
bring up the  "Select User Profile" prompt.  I only had a single profile
("default"), so I selected it and clicked "Start Mozilla".  I was told that it
was in use and that I should create a new one.

Creating a second profile worked allowed the 2nd instance of Mozilla to start,
but a 3rd instance would not permit loading either the default profile or the
new one I had just created.

Comment 3

[Grace Bush]

this is a result of bug 76431 - 
Conrad, how should these type bugs be resolved?  Wfm or invalid?

Comment 4

[Andrew Hagen]

First, the OS is currently "Windows 98." This bug can't happen on that OS,
though, because a second instance of Mozilla will simply open up a new Mozilla
window. Isn't that right?

Second, we need to determine if this is a bug. Could a Linux or Unix user create
a test profile, open up a Mozilla instance using that test profile, then attempt
to start a second Mozilla instance, get to the Profile Manager dialog, select
"delete profile," and then say "don't delete profile" or "cancel"? 

The option "don't delete files" I think deletes the profile but does not delete
the files inside the profile. 

Comment 5

[Michael Lefevre]

reporter (Barry): can you reproduce this bug with a recent build of mozilla (for
example, 1.2beta)? if so, please comment again with details. if not, please
resolve this bug as WORKSFORME. thanks.

Comment 6

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

Reporter: Comment 5?

Comment 7

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

wfm

Comment 8

[K'Trina Medina]

Verified WFM. Reporter, please reopen if problem still occurs.