Google-Chrome doesnt start

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Hello,
Ive had problems with google-chrome for a while. It just doesnt start.
Ill try and start it in the cli, and get this message:

5410:5410:1119/205229.742480:ERROR:process_singleton_posix.cc(358)] The profile appears to be in use by another Google Chrome process (4815) on another computer (h-46-59-89-212.A463.priv.bahnhof.se).  Chrome has locked the profile so that it doesn't get corrupted.  If you are sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock the profile and relaunch Chrome.
[5410:5410:1119/205229.742539:ERROR:message_box_dialog.cc(190)] Unable to show message box: Google Chrome - The profile appears to be in use by another Google Chrome process (4815) on another computer (h-46-59-89-212.A463.priv.bahnhof.se).  Chrome has locked the profile so that it doesn't get corrupted.  If you are sure no other processes are using this profile, you can unlock the profile and relaunch Chrome.

So with help from chatgpt I run this:


rm ~/.config/google-chrome/SingletonLock
rm ~/.config/google-chrome/SingletonSocket

And it started to work again. But now It happend again, so what could be the ground cause? Of course Im logged in to google on other devices, but Ive never had this problem on windows.

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Are you using the same home partition with different OS or installations? Do you try to synchronize the content of home directories between different machines/installations?

Do you change the hostnames of your boxes? Or do you have a qualified hostname at all?

The error message even tells you on which other machine/host the profile is in use:

on another computer (h-46-59-89-212.A463.priv.bahnhof.se)

Check your network setup.

Also a short internet search for this error message reveals some more checks you should do.

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I tried changing the hostname. The static hostname was unset. I might have googled to little before this one. Lets see if it comes back

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Is this your home Internet service provider?
Or is it work-related (if you work)?

If not home or work, is it familiar to you?

priv.bahnhof.se
… or simply: bahnhof.se

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Thats my home internet provider :slight_smile:

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My concern is that URL might be some rogue user accessing your machine. But obviously, it is not :slight_smile:

Personally, we’ve never experienced that problem. Chrome is our main browser (for personal use), with Brave used for general, everyday browsing.

So, do you experience Chrome crashing?
That might be the reason … it crashes and those settings in ~./.config remain.

Another thought … start Chrome from a command line, and if it crashes, check the console output. Or check Chrome logs for clues

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This happened to me when I changed my computer name hostnamectl. Have you changed the host name?

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So far it works after setting static hostname. It was unset first. :slight_smile: