Mozilla mystery

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:45:26 -0500 (EST) Net Llama!
> <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > What does "will not start" mean??
> >
> > On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Collins wrote:
> > > I'm setting up other family members but getting varying results
> > > with mozilla:
> > >
> > > 1. Users collins,cecilia, coleen, and new (added in this order)
> > > all have the same setup, i.e. group users extra group wheel
> > > (needed for use of su on gentoo), home directory on
> > > /home/username, shell/bin/bash
> > >
> > > 2. All home directories have the same ownership (username.users)
> > > and correct permissions, and ownership and permissions look normal
> > > for all files on the respective users.
> > >
> > > 3. mozilla runs fine on collins and cecilia.
> > >
> > > 4. mozilla will not start on coleen and new.  No error messages of
> > > any sort.  The ~/.mozilla directory on each user looks similar,
> > > except that coleen and new haven't gotten far enough along to have
> > > all files present.
> > >
> > > 5. $PATH is the same for all users.
> > >
> > > 6. Perhaps a related glitch.  On coleen and new I get font error
> > > messages when starting xfce, but other X programs start and run ok
> > > for these users.  No font error messages when starting xfce on
> > > collins and cecilia.  The xfce font specifications for all users
> > > are identical.
> > >
> > > 7. Successful users also have a ~/.netscape and ~/.netscape6
> > > directory
> > >
> > > 8. /etc/passwd looks similar for each user.  /etc/group has an
> > > entry for group wheel for each of these users.
> > >
> > > What am I missing?
> > >
> > >
>
> It means does not start, mozilla screen never appears, no error
> messages in the console, nothing in XFree.. erors, etc., but it does
> build all the usual ~/.mozilla, ~/.netscape... directories.  The only
> hint is 'mozilla &' in a terminal window eventually returns 'exit11'.
>
> BTW, no user has a .bashrc, etc.  Only the standare /etc stuff are
> used in starting bash.
>
> No similar problems found on moz bugzilla.

I'd suggest running it through strace.  BTW, which version of mozilla is
this?

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