[Bug 558620] [NEW] Thunderbird moves profile folder to .thunderbird.upstream

[HorstBort]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: thunderbird

Script /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/thunderbird.sh checks for profile
folders from previous thunderbird versions, gets confused.

Scenario: Profile is in .thunderbird. First run works fine, but
Thunderbird creates files in folder .mozilla-thunderbird/../. On next
start, script /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/thunderbird.sh finds "old"
folder .mozilla-thunderbird, moves .thunderbird to .thunderbird-upstream
and .mozilla-thunderbird to .thunderbird. Last folder, not containing a
usable profile any more is used.

Workaround: Once your working profile is in .thunderbird, comment or
"echo" this line:

mv $HOMEDIR/$CURRENT $HOMEDIR/$CURRENT.upstream

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: thunderbird 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.4/thunderbird.sh]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr  8 20:13:00 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: thunderbird

** Affects: thunderbird (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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Thunderbird moves profile folder to .thunderbird.upstream
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558620
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