#357625 thunderbird: Cannot start other profiles while one is running

Package:
icedove
Source:
thunderbird
Submitter:
Sumit Madan
Date:
2023-04-26 06:30:18 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#357625#5
Date:
2006-03-18 17:05:50 UTC
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When i open one profile, i can't open the others.

I tried:
 - thunderbird -P home
 - thunderbird -P work

Only the "home" profile opens.

I can't open the Profile-Manager too when one profile is already running.
#357625#10
Date:
2006-08-16 01:49:42 UTC
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tags 357625 + confirmed
thanks

This problem should be tackled before etch. Do this:
 + remove profile manager from menus (if not already happened)
 + document that -profile switch is only for selecting legacy profiles
 at start.
 + Document that the -profile switch will only be honored for the
 first instance a user starts. All subsequent invocations do bring
 thunderbird to front.


 - Alexander

 p.s. please take care that the bug is listed as To: or CC: when
      replying to this mail (e.g. /reply-all/).
#357625#17
Date:
2006-09-19 21:42:36 UTC
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Hi,

It seems this bug has already been reported on Mozilla's bugzilla, but
has been automaticaly closed due to inactivity on it ..

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277460

Regards,
#357625#22
Date:
2006-09-19 22:52:12 UTC
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I will reopen and confirm (so it won't get closed again) as soon as I
find time ... if you don't see progress, ping me.

 - Alexander

 p.s. please take care that the bug is listed as To: or CC: when
      replying to this mail (e.g. /reply-all/).
#357625#27
Date:
2006-09-30 09:57:29 UTC
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forwarded 357625 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=277460
thanks

ok ... reopened and confirmed ... lets see what happens next :/

thanks for the ping

 - Alexander
#357625#34
Date:
2007-04-19 16:01:14 UTC
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I'm getting this error message.
Warning: unrecognized command line flag -P
Tell me if I can help!
#357625#41
Date:
2008-01-26 14:58:07 UTC
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As I read it, this is tagged "wontfix" for whatever reason.

I just moved to Debian Etch from CentOS4, where I regularly opened
multiple copies of Thunderbird with different profiles.  It
seems that there should be some way to deal with in Debian.  Even
a kludge would be OK.
#357625#46
Date:
2008-02-12 14:08:37 UTC
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try,

MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 icedove -P


 - Alexander