149016 - New windows share variables.

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[Tjarda Peelen]

If I start a new instance of the browser variables like username/password are
shared between the instances. There is no difference in behaviour if I start a
new instance using the icon in the bottom-task bar or the link in the start
menu. I checked the menu option Tools - Password Manager - Manage stored
passwords, and no passwords should have been saved...

I am just not sure how it is intended to function, but in my way of working I
was used to log into the same application using different/separated instances of
the same browser... This is prohibited if these variables like username/password
are automatically buffered.

Win2000 SP2
Build 2002052306.

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

You cannot run multiple instances on Windows.  There's already a bug on this....

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

-> invalid

you can't run different instances on windows and you can't run 2 instances with
the same profile.

Comment 3

[timeless]

in fact you can run multiple instances of mozilla on windows, there are now 
quite a few ways, one is by setting an environment variable, and another is by 
using multiple workspaces. Whichever you select you should use different 
profiles for each instance.

vrfy invalid: you didn't start a new instance so of course the data was shared.