On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:38:15 +0200 David Pettersson <david_pettersson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jim Barrows skrev: > > > > On 3/31/06, *David Pettersson* <david_pettersson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:david_pettersson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I saved my home directory under FC3 to a DVD. Then I installed > > FC5 and moved my .mozilla file on the DVD to my new home directory. > > When I try to start firefox I get an error msg telling me that > > firefox "is already > > running, but is not responding". There is no file in .mozilla > > to that match *lock*. If I remove .mozilla firefox starts but then > > I lose my valueable bookmarks and passwords. > > > > Does anyone else have this problem? > > > > > > > > I did. a little 'sudo chown username:username -R .*' solved it. > > > > I came to think of the problem with the DVD renaming files (so > > .mozilla > > is actually _mozilla on the DVD and I had to rename it when > > copying it back). Do anyone have a list of filenames > > from .mozilla/firefox in FC3 to send me, so I can see how to rename > > them back if this should be the problem? > > > > Thanks > > David > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To unsubscribe: > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > James A Barrows > Thanks, > > but I already own all those files since I copied them from the DVD. > (I tried anyway just in case and it didn't work). There is some other > problem. > > /David > In the proces you used permissions are usually changed. Directories loose "x" and files loose "w". The result is that most things do not work anymore. Henk
