[Bug 152990] can't open new window as root

[Juan Pablo Salazar Bertín]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open firefox with your usual user.
2. Try opening a new firefox window using "sudo firefox".

Then you get the following message: "Firefox is already running, but is
not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing
Firefox process, or restart your system."

It's a regression in Gutsy, it used to work in Feisty.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 15 13:40:44 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: firefox 2.0.0.6+2nobinonly-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux snifer-laptop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Wed Oct 10 06:00:47 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug

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can't open new window as root
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