On Sonntag, 16. Februar 2020 18:36:15 CET Simon Slavin wrote: > On 16 Feb 2020, at 5:15pm, Peng Yu <pengyu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why the database can not be read by another sqlite3 session when the > > corresponding -wal file exists? Thanks. > > This is done on purpose by the developers of Firefox to prevent a security > vulnerability which I will not describe in public.
Will this stop anyone from just copying the DB without the -wal file? Afterwards, the DB can be read, as there is no longer any associated log. > One of the Mozilla developers involved in the decision reads this list. If > you have a good reason why you want to open the SQLite database while > Firefox is running, you could post it here. You might be able to persuade > them to reconsider the decision. One use case I am aware of (although this targets places.sqlite, not cookies.sqlite) is reading the history, bookmarks and tags. Kind regards, Stefan -- Stefan Brüns / Bergstraße 21 / 52062 Aachen home: +49 241 53809034 mobile: +49 151 50412019
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