RedHat User manager GUI crashes

[Rick DeBay]

Reported.

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick
Stevens
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:15 PM
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
Subject: Re: RedHat User manager GUI crashes

Rick DeBay wrote:
> I ran grpck and deleted an entry for ':!::' which isn't anything that
I
> entered.  Strange.

Yeah, that is weird.

> Where do I suggest changes for system utilities?  The manager GUI
> shouldn't have crashed, if it couldn't parse it should have at least
> shelled out to grpck, or given a message that the user should do so.

I'd suggest you report it to http://bugzilla.redhat.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick
DeBay
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:26 AM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: RE: RedHat User manager GUI crashes
> 
> 
>>Firebird was renamed long ago to Firefox
> 
> I'm talking about the Firebird database; http://www.firebirdsql.org/ .
> 
> 
>>I assume you actually mean the "profile manager", not the "user
> 
> manager".
> No, I mean the RedHat User Manager GUI.

Sorry, I misunderstood.

> 
> When I installed Firebird for the first time using the rpm, I ended up
> with a lock on the groups and had to get rid of that and start over.
> Now I can't find any lock files, but the RedHat User Manager GUI won't
> open, and I think the rpm is stalled on trying to do something with
> groups or users.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick
> Stevens
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:01 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: User manager crashes
> 
> Rick DeBay wrote:
> 
>>I was installing an rpm for Firebird 1.5.1 and have ended up in
> 
> install
> 
>>hell.
>>Since the first install of Firebird 1.5.0 ended up leaving a lock file
>>so that new users couldn't be created, I looked for one but couldn't
>>find any.
> 
> 
> Firebird was renamed long ago to Firefox.  The latest Firefox version
> is Firefox V0.9.2.  The companion mail client is Thunderbird
(currently
> V0.7.2)
> 
> The lock file will probably be in the user's home directory's
.firebird
> or .mozilla directory:
> 
> 	~(user)/.firebird/(profile name)/xxxxxxxx.slt/lock
> 	~(user)/.mozilla/(profile name)/xxxxxxxx.slt/lock
> 
> I can't recall if Firebird/Firefox shares Mozilla's settings or not,
so
> check both directories (if they exist).  Remember that you must
include
> the "-a" option to "ls" to see files that begin with ".".
> 
> 
>>What I have noticed is that when I try to open the user manager, it
>>immediately closes.
> 
> 
> I assume you actually mean the "profile manager", not the "user
> manager".
> 
> 
>>What should I do at this point to debug this?  I figure if I can get
> 
> the
> 
>>user manager to work again, Firebird installation will probably work
>>again.
> 
> 
> Stray lock files will do that as will stalled Mozilla/Firebird/Firefox
> sessions.  Don't forget to "ps ax" to see if you have any old
processes
> laying about after you delete the lock files.  If so, kill them before
> trying to bring up the profile manager.
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