44495 - Feature Request Add/Remove/Modify Profiles & Password

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 16489

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Brian Z]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.73 [en] (Win95; U)
BuildID:    2000062108

I would really appreciate it if I could create a profile that points to 
an existing set of files.  Currently, I make a new profile, and then copy files 
over the files mozilla generates.  Also, I would appreciate a password 
mechanism.  That would make things much more secure!  Thanks!!  Keep up the good 
work & saving the world from the monopolistic ways of M$$FT

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  n/a			

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Thanks!

Comment 1

[scottputterman]

reassigning to racham.

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

There are two bugs out there that address these issues, see bug 17457 for 
ability to use existing profile files (waiting for UI), bug 16489 for passwords 
on profiles.

This should probably be a duplicate of one of them- ?

Comment 3

[racham]

Though there isn't way to enforce using the same set of files from the profile 
manager frontend (which willbe in place when 17457 is fixed), the 
following mechanism allows user to use the existing set of files.

What needs to be done for that :

1. Open profile manager.
2. Create new profile
3. Instead of selecting the default profile path, choose the profile directory 
of your choice. One thing to remember here is that, your profile name is 
always appended to the path you have chosen. So, if such folder already 
exists...choose a folder one level up. If such directory doesn't exists...create 
a folder with that name and move all files to that location, but you still need 
to select the parent folder)
4. Then click on finish.
5. You will find browser finding all your bookmarks and preferences
6. One thing to note here is that on choosing to delete profile information for 
this folder you are choosing to delete this pointed folder.

Fix to bug 17457 would provide enhanced user experience with a dialog asking 
user to confirm the usage of existing directory.

Having said that....this bug now boils down to be a dup of 16489, a bug opened 
for implementation of passwords for profiles.. Marking this as a dup.



*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 16489 ***

Comment 4

[Grace Bush]

agree

Comment 5

[Brian Z]

I agree also.  I would highly recommend a UI feature that has a button to import 
existing profiles though.  Not everyone will realize that they will be prompted
to overwrite or use existing profiles.  Thanks!