347180 - --noremote flag no longer works in 1.5.0.5 update

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[lancherider]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060728 CentOS/1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.centos4 Firefox/1.5.0.5 pango-text
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060728 CentOS/1.5.0.5-0.el4.1.centos4 Firefox/1.5.0.5 pango-text

I need firefox to ignore a running firefox process on a local machine when running from a remote machine with the display exported. This used to be accomplished by using firefox --noremote. Since upgrading to 1.5.0.5, when I use this command, it starts another firefox process on the local machine instead of the remote one.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Log in to remote machine using ssh -X
2. run command firefox --noremote

Actual Results:  
A new firefox browser opens, with the process running on the local machine.

Expected Results:  
A new firefox browser, but the process should be on the remote machine.

Comment 1

[Adam Guthrie]

You're using a distro-provided Firefox which may use their own hacks to provide that functionality. I think a workaround for your problem might be to export MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 in the terminal you're in and then launch Firefox with firefox -P and use a different profile.

Comment 2

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

(In reply to comment #0)
This is a result of intentional change by Bug 289383.
See Bug 308076 Comment #19 and Bug 308076 Comment #26.
(Please note that Bug 308076 was already closed as WONTFIX on 2006-05-24)

Comment 3

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
http://www.mozilla.com
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles
http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode