63842 - profile migration fails to work after managing profiles

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: Migration, defect)

Description

[Wesley Tanaka]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.0-test12 i686)
BuildID:    2000122710

If I choose manage profiles the first time I use mozilla, I no longer can
"Convert Profile" successfully.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
0. rm -rf ~/.mozilla
1. run /tmp/package/mozilla
   a dialog box pops up that asks
   "You are about to create a mozilla profile based on your netscape 4
profile..."
2. Click "Manage Profiles..." 
3. Click "Exit"
4. Run /tmp/package/mozilla
   the same dialog pops up.
5. Click "Convert Profile"

Actual Results:  Mozilla exits with no output and return value 139.

Expected Results:  "Convert Profile" should have brought up a dialog that said:
"Converting user profile...."
and mozilla should have started.

Comment 1

[Wesley Tanaka]

Attachment: The dialog box that comes up when I initially run mozilla

Comment 2

[Grace Bush]

marking new, able to reproduce using steps listed

workaround:  on second or subsequent attempt you choose 'manage profiles' and 
select the 4.x profile, answer yes to convert, it will migrate and launch

Comment 3

[bijals (gone)]

Nominating for nsbeta1

Comment 4

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

CC'ing Bijal in case he wants to find another owner for this. nsbeta1- if it 
stays with Don.

Comment 5

[bijals (gone)]

Scenario below is not something a typical end user would run into.  Grace - Can 
you recreate this problem using the commercial build and no command line 
operations. 

Comment 6

[Grace Bush]

Bijal,

Using a commercial build on Linux, migration is automatic- no option to 
'Convert' or 'Manage' is given. 
This can be reproduced using Mozilla - mozilla users are given the option to 
migrate or manage (create a new profile)

To your request, using no command line options, user will automatically migrate 
the existing 4.7 profile.  The only way to see 'Manage' is to use the 
-profilemanager command line option.

Comment 7

[bijals (gone)]

Okay, so I agree this is an nsbeta- bug

Comment 8

[Cody Petry]

At least you get an option to migrate, I got it once and it didnt work. Now it 
boots empty.

Comment 9

[Grace Bush]

to simulate the install,
use the command line with option
 
~/.mozilla -installer

Comment 10

[Grace Bush]

marking worksforme
have not seen this happen in a long time


please reopen if you can reproduce

Comment 11

[Wesley Tanaka]

works for me too 2001091821 linux

Comment 12

[Grace Bush]

verified