[desktop-discuss] problem with Firefox 2.0.0.5 build

[Dave Lin]

John,

Thanks very much for reporting this, it's much useful information for 
us. We're now investigating this problem and would get back to you later.

Thanks,
Dave
John Bartelt wrote:
> Hello,
> I just installed the firefox 2.0.0.5 solaris8 sparc build
> (from tarball).  There is a problem when I start it.
> I get a pop-up warning:
>
> "Could not initialize the browser's security component.  The most likely
> cause is problems with files in your browser's profile directory.  Please
> check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard
> disk is not full or close to full.  It is recommended that you exit the
> browser and fix the problem.  If you continue to use this browser session,
> you might see incorrect browser behaviour when accessing security
> features."
>
> And, indeed, I cannot make an https connection to any website, since
> SSL is disabled.  However, there are no R/W problems with my
> profile, and I have over 700 MB free space in my home directory
> volume.  My home directory is on an AFS volume, and I can use the
> same profile to start linux firefox 2.0.0.5 with no problem.
> I have have never had a problem like this with previous solaris
> builds (e.g., 2.0.0.4).
>
> I thought that perhaps there was something about AFS which might be
> confusing this version.  But I moved my .mozilla dir to a local
> disk and had the same problem.  Also tried moving my .mozilla
> aside and letting firefox create a new one, and tried with another
> account.  All had the problem on solaris (8 and 10); never had a
> problem with linux.
>
> So there seems to be a bug in this build.
>
> Thanks for your time and attention.
>
> John Bartelt
>
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