67479 - Crash on start up [@ nsLocalFile::Create ]

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: Profile: BackEnd, defect)

Description

[Jerry Baker]

Mozilla crashes on startup (2001020208). Stack trace attached. Assuming profile 
manager component from the stack trace.

Comment 1

[Jerry Baker]

Attachment: stack trace

Comment 2

[Conrad Carlen (not reading bugmail)]

Looking at it. This code has not changed in a quite a while, but I'll see.

Comment 3

[Conrad Carlen (not reading bugmail)]

Well, it's actually dying in nsLocalFile::Create(). Looking in
nsProfileAccess.cpp which made the call, it looks like all errors are checked
and the file object is valid when the call to Create() is made. I wonder if
there is some pathological edge case that's killing nsLocalFile::Create(). Can
you email me a copy of your 4.7 profile registry?

Comment 4

[Jerry Baker]

Adding dougt and ftang at jband's suggestion 
(news://news.mozilla.org/[e-mail]).

Comment 5

[Steve Chapel]

I've also seen crashes in NSPR:EventReceiver on Windows 2000 before the splash 
screen appears. It's listed as bug 60791.

Comment 6

[Jerry Baker]

It seems that this is related to an existing nsreg.dat. As soon as I get rid of 
that and mozregistry.dat, I can start Mozilla. I will attach the problem 
nsreg.dat.

Comment 7

[Jerry Baker]

Attachment: My nsreg.dat that causes Mozilla to crash

Comment 8

[Judson Valeski]

futuring. sounds like an edge case. nominate for something earlier if I'm wrong.

Comment 9

[Grace Bush]

changing QA contact

Comment 10

[Jerry Baker]

Mass removing self from CC list.

Comment 11

[Jerry Baker]

Now I feel sumb because I have to add back. Sorry for the spam.

Comment 12

[Andrew Hagen]

Reporter, were you trying to install a profile to a domain account which has its
Documents and Settings redirected to a central server?

Comment 13

[Christian Gunning]

I appear to be having the same problem with both XP and 2000 on a domain 
account which has its Documents and Settings redirected to a central server. 
Please advise how I might help.

Comment 14

[Steve Chapel]

Is anyone still seeing a problem like this? If so, please give current details of the problem.

Comment 15

[Steve Chapel]

Based on comments, this seems like it's now "works for me".