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Old 11-14-2003, 08:30 AM   #1
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Mozilla user account


Hi All
Ive had RedHat linux 9 installed for some time now.
Yesterday I logged on as normal, and started Mozilla.
I got a error box saying the default account was in use
So I created a new one, I lost all my bookmarks and my email account has dissapeared.
I rebooted and this time when I logged on it said the user account has expired please contact
system admin.
Ive sorted out the login by editing the user acount but still cannot get the old mozilla back with all my bookmarks?
 
Old 11-14-2003, 08:37 AM   #2
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http://www.cs.wisc.edu/csl/doc/faq/m...removelock.faq

1.11.5. The Profile Manager Tells Me My Profile Is Already In Use But I Know It Isn't. What Should I Do?

If mozilla tells you your profile is already in use but you know it isn't, it's probably because mozilla crashed and did not remove it's lock file. You'll need to remove the lock file by hand.

For the windows version of mozilla, the lock file is U:\.mozilla.w2k\User\puegzo40.slt\lock

The location of the lock file is slightly different for each user under UNIX. It is located at

~/.mozilla/login/XXXXXXXX.slt/lock

where login must be substituted with your login name and XXXXXXXX.slt is some random directory name that you will need to determine (by looking in ~/.mozilla/login).

Remove this lock file and you should be good to go.

Here's an example for a user named "joeuser":

cd ~/.mozilla/joeuser
ls

mzti5x2o.slt

cd mzti5x2o.slt
rm lock
 
Old 11-14-2003, 01:02 PM   #3
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Thanks that seems to be exactly what I need but how do I find the mozilla directory.
Kfind doesnt seem that good at finding files?
 
Old 11-14-2003, 01:13 PM   #4
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Done it
I just had to 'view hidden files in my home directory
 
  


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