Hello, I just installed the firefox 2.0.0.5 solaris8 sparc build (from tarball). There is a problem when I start it. I get a pop-up warning:
"Could not initialize the browser's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your browser's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the browser and fix the problem. If you continue to use this browser session, you might see incorrect browser behaviour when accessing security features." And, indeed, I cannot make an https connection to any website, since SSL is disabled. However, there are no R/W problems with my profile, and I have over 700 MB free space in my home directory volume. My home directory is on an AFS volume, and I can use the same profile to start linux firefox 2.0.0.5 with no problem. I have have never had a problem like this with previous solaris builds (e.g., 2.0.0.4). I thought that perhaps there was something about AFS which might be confusing this version. But I moved my .mozilla dir to a local disk and had the same problem. Also tried moving my .mozilla aside and letting firefox create a new one, and tried with another account. All had the problem on solaris (8 and 10); never had a problem with linux. So there seems to be a bug in this build. Thanks for your time and attention. John Bartelt +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= John Bartelt bartelt at SLAC.Stanford.edu Stanford Linear Accelerator Center 650-926-4591 MS 97 2575 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 office: SCCS room 380
