Public bug reported: I have a habit of storing my browser, thunderbird profiles in my Dropbox folder so that they're synced across PCs. I am sure many others have similar arrangements.
Now linking a folder in .thunderbird e.g. sadffasf.default works to an extent. what happens inside thunderbird is that if the folder has been linked then the link is resolved, ruling out the point of a symbolic link. Now next time you change the location and relink the folder, the original folder preferences still remain since they were resolved and it makes the migration a hassle. It happens for each email account that is setup as well as the local folders account. So the solution would be to prevent thunderbird from resolving the link. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: eshwar 2228 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: eshwar 2228 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20110929183320 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbf00000 irq 49' Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1X5' Components : 'HDA:111d7605,10280442,00100104' Controls : 14 Simple ctrls : 9 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfb080000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de000a,10de0101,00100100' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 4 Channel: release Date: Tue Oct 25 12:11:14 2011 ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20111007.1) IpRoute: default via 146.64.116.185 dev eth0 proto static 146.64.116.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 146.64.116.117 metric 1 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.4.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.4.1 Prefs: extensions.lastAppVersion - 7.0.1 network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true plugin.soname.list - Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110929183320 RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A10 dmi.board.name: 07VWR8 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A10 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A10 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd10/25/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3700:pvrA10:rvnDellInc.:rn07VWR8:rvrA10:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA10: dmi.product.name: Vostro 3700 dmi.product.version: A10 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. http_proxy: http://pta-proxy.csir.co.za:3128/ ** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881344 Title: Stop resolving symbolic links to folder paths so that profiles can be migrated easily To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/881344/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
