[Bug 198195] Re: Firefox fails to start from non-existent directory: "Firefox is already running...."

[Daniel Hahler]

Re-opening the apport task. I just have the same problem on a live CD
(with some daemon startup problem (hal?)).

The problem appears to be when running apport (e.g. "sudo ubuntu-bug -p hello") "root", when there's a firefox session for the user already.
"ubuntu-bug -p hello" (as user) opens a new firefox tab.

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => New

** Summary changed:

- Firefox fails to start from non-existent directory: "Firefox is already running...."
+ Apport cannot start firefox: "Firefox is already running...."

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: apport
  
  In apport reporting a bug of displayconfig-gtk results in the following
  error message:
  
  (Window Title:) CLOSE
  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.
  
  There is no crash, so I cannot submit a crash report.
  
- This happens, when firefox gets started from a non-existent directory:
+ 
+ This also happens, when firefox gets started from a non-existent directory:
  
  TESTCASE:
  1. firefox
  2. mkdir /tmp/foo
  3. cd /tmp/foo
  4. rmdir /tmp/foo
  5. firefox

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Apport cannot start firefox: "Firefox is already running...."
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198195
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