[27533] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena: Firefox
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan Reed)
Fri Feb 11 14:54:45 2011
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From: Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:54:41 -0500
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To: Benjamin Francis <bfrancis@mit.edu>
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Hi Benjamin,
This indicates that your Firefox profile has become corrupted. For more information on how to fix this, please see:
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/A587
Thanks,
Jon
On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:48 PM, bfrancis@MIT.EDU wrote:
> System name: w20-575-52
> Type: i686
> Display type: ATI Technologies Inc RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450]
>
> Shell: /bin/athena/bash (?)
> Window manager: unknown
>
> What were you trying to do?
> [I was trying to open Firefox.]
>
> What's wrong:
> [I get the following message: "Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application'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 application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features."]
>
> What should have happened:
> [Firefox should have opened.]
>
> Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> [Please replace this line with your information.]