alert running tbird version 24-5-0 in opensuse verion 13.1

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Hello dear Linux-experts

i run tbird on the opensuse: and i have to confess; i have an alert

running tbird version 24-5-0 in opensuse verion 13.1

when starting i find an alert:

Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files
in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions
and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix
the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour
when accessing security features

what can i do -

what should i test - do first

love to hear from you

dilbertone

BTW
THERE ARE A FEW ADDONS IN TBID
AND I HAVE INSTALLED ENIGMIAIL TOO
and to be frank: There are manymany mails on the machine: 13700 mails in one account

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Could_not_initialize_the_browser_security_component

Hard drive capacity

Check your hard drive’s remaining capacity. To do this on Windows machines:

From the Start menu, click "Computer" (or "My Computer")
Right click on Local Disk (C: drive)
Choose Properties. A dialog will come up.
Go to the General tab

If it reports less than 1MB free space, you’ll need to make more room.

File permissions

Check the file permissions in your profile folder. The file named cert8.db must not be read-only. To do this on Windows machines:

Open your profile folder.
Right click on the file named cert8.db.
Choose Properties. A dialog will come up.
Go to the General tab
Make sure the "Read-only" checkbox is not checked.
Press OK.

Corrupted file

The file cert8.db in your profile folder may have become corrupted. Delete this file while the application
(Firefox, SeaMonkey, etc) is closed. [1] To do this on Windows machines:

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Did you do what they suggested?

At least try this:


cd $HOME/.thunderbird
cd *.default
df .
ls -l *.db

and post the output here (in a code block).

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hello dear nrickert

many thanks

martin@linux-70ce:~> cd $HOME/.thunderbird
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird> cd *.default
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default> df .
Dateisystem    1K-blocks  Benutzt Verfügbar Verw% Eingehängt auf
/dev/sda7      262092924 78502800 182508124   31% /home
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default> chown martin ssl-global.conf
chown: Zugriff auf „ssl-global.conf“ nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default>

SORRY SOORRY FOR THE german text. i am in a big big hurry atm.
wiil do eng- later the day

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You are not short of disk space.

I don’t see the output from “ls -l” in that profile directory. I wanted to see if the ownerships is wrong on some of those files.

Instead, I see a “chown”. So maybe ownership was wrong, and you were trying to fix it.

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hello dear nrickert,

thanks alot for the quick reply

at the moment i am not at the notebook - i am in office. But as soon as i am at home i will have a look and post the output of the
command.

Meanwhile - many many thanks!!!

see you later the day. :wink:

Greetings

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good day dear nrickert -

here we have more data:

martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default> cd $HOME/.thunderbird
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird> ls -l
insgesamt 12
drwx------ 7 martin users 4096 21. Mai 22:58 3qyttgqd.default
drwx------ 3 martin users 4096 21. Mai 22:52 Crash Reports
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users   94 24. Mai 2013  profiles.ini
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird>

does this clear up the issues a bit. guess that the ownership is a bit messy… isn ´t it?

look forward to hear from you

**btw: **do we need any more information or data - should i make more tests with the console… ?

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That part looks okay. However, the files inside the directory “3qyttgqd.default” are the important ones. In particular, the error message was about the file “cert8.db”. So what does “ls -l” show for that file?

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hello dear nrickert

many thanks for this guided tour through the machine :wink:


martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default> ls -l
insgesamt 167664
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users      1373 26. Mai 2013  abook.mab
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    524288 11. Dez 05:39 addons.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    295496 11. Dez 05:39 addons.sqlite-journal
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    524288 24. Mai 2013  blist.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     56440 11. Dez 05:37 blocklist.xml
-rw------- 1 martin users         1 28. Sep 2013  _CACHE_CLEAN_
-rw------- 1 martin users     98304 21. Mai 22:52 cert8.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     98304 24. Mai 2013  chromeappsstore.sqlite
-rw------- 1 martin users       151 21. Mai 22:52 compatibility.ini
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    229376 26. Mai 2013  content-prefs.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    524288 30. Sep 2013  cookies.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     32768 21. Mai 22:53 cookies.sqlite-shm
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users         0 21. Mai 22:41 cookies.sqlite-wal
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users        36 22. Jun 2013  directoryTree.json
drwxr-xr-x 2 martin users      4096 21. Okt 2013  extensions
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users       422 21. Mai 22:41 extensions.ini
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users      4686 22. Mai 04:56 extensions.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    458752 26. Dez 00:09 extensions.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users       244 17. Jan 00:09 folderTree.json
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    196608 14. Okt 2013  formhistory.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users 156303360 21. Mai 22:51 global-messages-db.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users      2425 21. Mai 22:51 history.mab
drwx------ 4 martin users      4096  2. Jul 2013  ImapMail
-rw------- 1 martin users     16384 12. Dez 00:05 key3.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     16806 21. Mai 22:54 localstore.rdf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 martin users        21 21. Mai 22:52 lock -> 192.168.178.35:+10020
drwx------ 3 martin users      4096 26. Mai 2013  Mail
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users       482 24. Mai 2013  mailViews.dat
drwx------ 2 martin users      4096 21. Mai 22:52 minidumps
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     14919 21. Mai 22:51 panacea.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     65536 11. Jan 22:52 permissions.sqlite                                                                                                                
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users  10485760 21. Mai 22:31 places.sqlite                                                                                                                     
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     32768 21. Mai 22:31 places.sqlite-shm                                                                                                                 
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users   1180544 21. Mai 22:31 places.sqlite-wal                                                                                                                 
-rw------- 1 martin users      3358 21. Mai 22:23 pluginreg.dat                                                                                                                     
-rw------- 1 martin users     22701 21. Mai 22:53 prefs.js                                                                                                                          
-rw------- 1 martin users     16384 24. Mai 2013  secmod.db                                                                                                                         
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users       359 21. Mai 22:58 session.json                                                                                                                      
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users    327680  2. Jul 2013  signons.sqlite                                                                                                                    
drwxr-xr-x 2 martin users      4096 24. Mai 2013  TestPilotExperimentFiles                                                                                                          
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users      3070 30. Sep 2013  training.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users         8 30. Sep 2013  traits.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users        10 17. Jan 00:09 virtualFolders.dat
-rw-r--r-- 1 martin users     98304 29. Sep 2013  webappsstore.sqlite
martin@linux-70ce:~/.thunderbird/3qyttgqd.default>

btw - what does this mean -


lrwxrwxrwx 1 martin users        21 21. Mai 22:52 lock -> 192.168.178.35:+10020

in console the above mentioend term is marked in red color. What does that mean!?

question: did i install and configure tbird well - or do i have some security flaws within my installation - see the user of the files and the folders. Nrickert - i need your advice here.

guess that there something went wrong…

look forward to her from you

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Make sure Thunderbird is completely closed, nothing running.

Then, delete this file:


-rw------- 1 martin users     98304 21. Mai 22:52 cert8.db

Launch Thunderbird again.

If that fails, create a new Thunderbird profile to test with.

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hello dear nrickert

many many thanks - now ir runs like a charme

you hit the point :wink: