Public bug reported:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 21.04
Release: 21.04
apt-cache policy thunderbird
thunderbird:
Installiert: 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu1
Installationskandidat: 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu1
Versionstabelle:
*** 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu1 500
500 http://at.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Bug description:
Up to now I use ecryptfs for a private encrypted directory ~/Private, move the
~/.thunderbird folder to ~/Private and create a symbolic link ~/.thunderbird ->
~/Private/.thunderbird.
Working fine in the past, but now Thunderbird popups a message dialog:
"Thunderbird is already running, but is not responding. To use Thunderbird, you
must first close the existing Thunderbird process, restart your device, or use
a different profile."
Error message is wrong, because there are no processes running. Starting from
terminal shows:
"JavaScript error: resource://gre/modules/XULStore.jsm, line 66: Error: Can't
find profile directory."
When starting with option "--safe-mode" no warning is printed.
When moving folder ~/Private/.thunderbird back to ~/.thunderbird
(removing the symbolic link before), Thunderbird starts as desired
without error.
Same effect when creating a new clean ~/thunderbird. As soon as it is
moved to ~/Private and using a symbolic link instead, Thunderbird does
not startup.
** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Thunderbird does not startup when ~/.thunderbird is symbolic link
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