Scott said... > marc wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a Firefox profile that I'd like to make available to another > > user, but I'm struggling to complete this basic requirement > > successfully. > > > > The way I've gone about this is to start by creating a new profile via: > > # firefox -profilemanager > > > > Next, I move the newly created ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxx.newprofile out > > of the way and copy the required source xxxxxx.existingprofile to > > ~/.mozilla/firefox/, then rename the newly copied folder to > > xxxxxx.newprofile. Finally, I chown -R owner:group * > > > > When I use > > # firefox -profilemanager > > to use the new profile, Firefox loads, but the display is corrupt. The > > console displays twenty or so error messages similar to: > > *** Failed to load overlay chrome:// > > > > Just to clairfy, this is another Firefox user using Firefox on your user > account, so their profile would also be in your home directory, correct?
Nope. In essence, what I want is a generic "install" that I can use for any/all users. So, the minimum steps would be: adduser, copy Firefox stuff, fire up Firefox. > You didn't mention the profiles.ini or pluginrec.dat files (which are > right above any profile directories in ~/.mozilla/firefox). If you > copied this profile completely to another user account on your system > then it sounds like those didn't go with it. I don't know much about > either but I do know the the profiles.ini file tells Firefox which > profile to lanuch by default and that might be contributing to your problem. Indeed, that's not the problem. -- Best, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]