Comments on: Firefox ‘already running’ bug -> delete .parentlock file http://www.v-teq.com/2009-02-11/firefox-already-running-bug-delete-parent-lock-file/ Computers, Programming, Web, Software, GNU/Linux, Open Source, Projects, etc. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:21:19 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Sérgio Luiz Araújo Silva http://www.v-teq.com/2009-02-11/firefox-already-running-bug-delete-parent-lock-file/comment-page-1/#comment-8486 Sérgio Luiz Araújo Silva Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:21:19 +0000 http://www.v-teq.com/?p=197#comment-8486 pkill firefox pkill firefox

]]> By: Priyamvad http://www.v-teq.com/2009-02-11/firefox-already-running-bug-delete-parent-lock-file/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Priyamvad Wed, 20 May 2009 00:56:45 +0000 http://www.v-teq.com/?p=197#comment-561 Thanks!! The same problem also turned up on my Ubuntu machine today after I had to forced restart the entire machine. Your solution solved it! Thanks!! The same problem also turned up on my Ubuntu machine today after I had to forced restart the entire machine. Your solution solved it!

]]> By: kms250 http://www.v-teq.com/2009-02-11/firefox-already-running-bug-delete-parent-lock-file/comment-page-1/#comment-107 kms250 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:35:53 +0000 http://www.v-teq.com/?p=197#comment-107 Same problem exists on Sun Solaris lol... It's getting quite old to delete the .parentlock file everyday... Same problem exists on Sun Solaris lol… It’s getting quite old to delete the .parentlock file everyday…

]]> By: V-Teq http://www.v-teq.com/2009-02-11/firefox-already-running-bug-delete-parent-lock-file/comment-page-1/#comment-105 V-Teq Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.v-teq.com/?p=197#comment-105 This bug also appears in MS Windows, as I searched on internet. The file to be deleted there is "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock" on Windows Vista, "C:\Document and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock" on Windows XP/2000, and finally "C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock" on Windows 98/Me. This bug also appears in MS Windows, as I searched on internet.

The file to be deleted there is
“C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock” on Windows Vista,
“C:\Document and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock” on Windows XP/2000,
and finally
“C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<session>.default\parent.lock” on Windows 98/Me.

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