Re: lock files

[ross <nospam [at] virgin.net>]

Al Hudson wrote:
>
> > i moved my home directory and mail folders and now i get an error
> > message from netscape saying my netscape files are in use and that i
> > should delete the ../.netscape/lock file..... it's not in this path!
>
> Are you sure? Have you tried rm $HOME/.netscape/lock ?

yes.....
>
> > this hasn't effected any other users.
>
> How did you move your home directory? Where to?

from /home to a vfat partition
>
> > i tried deleteing my user entry and then recreating it....
> > i tried changing my uid.....
> > i deleted all mail and .netscape files and folder.......
>
> The last one should have done the trick, certainly. If it's just one user
> affected, then it's something to do with that user's setup. You haven't
> changed the netscape config for that user have you? I.e., redirecting it
> or something?
>
no....just a staight forward call to netscape

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