Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:41:06 -0400 From: Adam Stroud <adstro@stny.rr.com> To: Glenn Sieb <ges@wingfoot.org> Cc: Vulpes Velox <v.velox@vvelox.net> Subject: Re: Firefox 1.0PR1 Message-ID: <416E57C2.9070002@stny.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <416CA152.8060701@wingfoot.org> References: <416C7A39.3080804@stny.rr.com> <20041012215853.4547585c@vixen42.24-119-122-191.cpe.cableone.net> <416CA152.8060701@wingfoot.org>
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Glenn Sieb wrote: > Vulpes Velox said the following on 10/12/2004 10:58 PM: > >>> Hey All: >>> >>> I have just built firefox 1.0PR1 from the ports and I cannot seem to >>> >>> install any extensions or themes. Has anyone else had these >>> problems, or have any solutions? >>> >> >> Yeah, I have the same problem, plus I can't change any of the >> settings. Plus if I move ~/.mozilla, it wont start what so ever, but >> just kicks out the following... >> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server >> Xlib: XDM authorization key matches an existing client! >> >> > Wasn't there a thing where Firefox had to be first run by root? > > Dunno if this is related..? > > Best, > G. > All I figured out what is gouing on. All I had to do is to start firefox as root. That took care of the problem for me. In my case I was not seeing the error messages because I was not launching firefox from the command line. When I launched it from the command line I saw what the error message said and was able to take corrective action. A
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