On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:45:26 -0500 (EST) Net Llama! > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What does "will not start" mean?? > > > > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote: > > > I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results > > > with mozilla: > > > > > > 1. Users collins,cecilia, coleen, and new (added in this order) > > > all have the same setup, i.e. group users extra group wheel > > > (needed for use of su on gentoo), home directory on > > > /home/username, shell/bin/bash > > > > > > 2. All home directories have the same ownership (username.users) > > > and correct permissions, and ownership and permissions look normal > > > for all files on the respective users. > > > > > > 3. mozilla runs fine on collins and cecilia. > > > > > > 4. mozilla will not start on coleen and new. No error messages of > > > any sort. The ~/.mozilla directory on each user looks similar, > > > except that coleen and new haven't gotten far enough along to have > > > all files present. > > > > > > 5. $PATH is the same for all users. > > > > > > 6. Perhaps a related glitch. On coleen and new I get font error > > > messages when starting xfce, but other X programs start and run ok > > > for these users. No font error messages when starting xfce on > > > collins and cecilia. The xfce font specifications for all users > > > are identical. > > > > > > 7. Successful users also have a ~/.netscape and ~/.netscape6 > > > directory > > > > > > 8. /etc/passwd looks similar for each user. /etc/group has an > > > entry for group wheel for each of these users. > > > > > > What am I missing? > > > > > > > > It means does not start, mozilla screen never appears, no error > messages in the console, nothing in XFree.. erors, etc., but it does > build all the usual ~/.mozilla, ~/.netscape... directories. The only > hint is 'mozilla &' in a terminal window eventually returns 'exit11'. > > BTW, no user has a .bashrc, etc. Only the standare /etc stuff are > used in starting bash. > > No similar problems found on moz bugzilla.
I'd suggest running it through strace. BTW, which version of mozilla is this? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
