Oops. Ubuntu, sudo and Firefox Profiles

[Jamon Camisso]

Scott Elcomb wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> After reading the /. story[1] on Pyro[2] (whose server is now on the
> blink, try using [3]) I wanted to take a peek at what potential there
> was in combining it with Atomic OS.
> 
> Following the instructions on their site, I started a second XServer,
> and went to setup a seperate Firefox profile for testing Pyro with.
> 
> (I've joined their mailing list with the intention of providing them
> with feedback about my experiences.  Hopefully that'll save others
> some pain down the road...)
> 
> Firefox wouldn't let me run with the -ProfileManager switch unless I
> was root (couldn't access screen :0.0), so I went ahead and did it as
> root using sudo su.
> 
> Looks like I've killed all my bookmarks.  I can live with it and
> eventually rebuild.  What's driving me nuts though is that I can no
> longer run Firefox without being root.
> 
> I'm sure it's a relatively easy fix, but I'm not sure just how to do
> it.  Any pointers would be most welcome.
> 
> Also, if it's possible to restore the default profile (with and/or
> it's extensions, bookmarks, and history) that would be tremendous.
> 
> If it matters at all, the box in question is running Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft.
> 
> TIA.
> - Scott.
> 
> [1] http://slashdot.org/articles/07/07/22/1247210.shtml
> [2] http://pyrodesktop.org/
> [3] http://www.pyrodesktop.org.nyud.net:8080/Main_Page
> 

sudo su will not change your path, so running as root will chown your 
.mozilla directory. Try using su - instead, or sudo -i works a well.

Jamon
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