Have you looked in your ~/.netscape direcotry for a file named 'lock'?? If it exists, quit your netscape applications and rm ~/.netscape/lock and then restart. Sometimes netscape will be improperly shut down and not remove its lockfile.
Thanks, Dennis -- dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Systems/Network | work: 353.4844 Division of Engineering Computing Services | page: 222.5875 On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Jess Stryker wrote: > Netscape will not start-up. I've been using > this version of Netscape without trouble for > months. When started, a pid is assigned and > issuing a "pidof netscape" confirms that the > process exists. After several tries Netscape > will finally start after complaining that it > is already running. This occurs regardless > of whether I am connected to my ISP or not. > > As stated, I have not changed any of the > Netscape files or settings that I am aware of, > this problem just appeared one day. The only > thing I can think of is that I periodically > upgrade my Debian packages every couple of > months, and I did run an upgrade shortly > prior to this problem occuring. No other > programs seem to be suffering. Anyone else > having this problem or anyone with any > suggestions. I can find no error messages > in the logs related to this. > > I also tried updating to the new Communicator > 4.04 and it exhibits the exact same behavior > as the old 3.01 version. > > Thanks! > Jess Stryker > -- > Free Irrigation Tutorials on Design, Installation, and More! > ------ Visit them at: ------ > http://www.netyard.com/jsa/index.html > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .