Closed Bug 158531 Opened 22 years ago Closed 22 years ago

appreg file corruption

Categories

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, defect)

Product:
Core Graveyard
Component:
Profile: BackEnd
Platform:
x86
Solaris
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 153562

People

(Reporter: jonjgc, Assigned: ccarlen)

Details

I only use one profile, so there should be no need to enter the profile manager.
However, quite often, and always after crashes, I am told my default directory
is not available, please select a new profile.

I have tracked down the problem to a scrambling of part of the appreg file.

At the end of the 30K appreg file is a copy of the path to my default (only)
profile.  When the problem occurs this path is shifted 3 bytes further into the
file, with 3 characters preceeding the leading "/" of the path.  Each of these
characters is > 127 (non-ascii).  The path normally ends in ".slt".  When
corrupted, the last character of the file is the "l".

I can repair the file with a binary editor and all seems fine again until
another crash or ???

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 153562 ***
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Dupe of bug 153562. There's activity on that bug so I'll add Jon's comment to it.
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Core → Core Graveyard
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