297969 - Profile is not unlocked, even if the program stops running.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 151188

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Kari]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050522 Firefox/1.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050522 Firefox/1.0.4

If the system crashes while Firefox is running, the ./lock file from the
directory of the profile that was being used does not get deleted.

As a result, unless the user manually deletes the file they will not be able to
use that profile.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Firefox with whatever profile you want to test.
2. Abruptly cut your system, either by inducing a crash, pulling the plug, or
holding the power button for a few seconds.
3. Restart the machine. You will not be able to use that profile unless you
remove the lock file from the profile's directory.

Actual Results:  
The program refused to use that profile saying it was 'in use', despite
acknowledging in the xterm that there were no windows running.

Expected Results:  
Before selecting a profile (or going to the default), Firefox should check to
see if any instances of the program are actually running and if so what profiles
they are using.

Comment 1

[Thom Hehl]

Also, firefox should provide the ability on the profile screen to remove a lock
file for that profile and use it anyway. This should perhaps be on the error
screen indicating that profile is in use.

Comment 2

[Adam Guthrie]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 151188 ***