Bug#617663: iceweasel: Iceweasel does not save the previos settings at the next start.

[Mike Hommey]

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 07:05:14PM +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 3.5.16-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> Iceweasel does not save the previos settings at the next start. For
> example, if I set on the off-line mode and quit iceweasel, then, next
> time I start it - the option is turned off. And so on.
> 
> Right after update the iceweasel, at the very first start, I see a
> window stating:
> 
> Failed to contact configuration server; the most common cause is a
> missing or misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See
> http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Failed
> to get connection to session: Failed to connect to
> socket /tmp/dbus-lTnDnN2Xrg: Connection refused) Failed to contact
> configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or
> misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See
> http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Failed
> to get connection to session: Failed to connect to
> socket /tmp/dbus-lTnDnN2Xrg: Connection refused) Failed to contact
> configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or
> misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See
> http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Failed
> to get connection to session: Failed to connect to
> socket /tmp/dbus-lTnDnN2Xrg: Connection refused) Failed to contact
> configuration server; the most common cause is a missing or
> misconfigured D-Bus session bus daemon. See
> http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Failed
> to get connection to session: Failed to connect to
> socket /tmp/dbus-lTnDnN2Xrg: Connection refused)
> 
> I run iceweasel under another user using
> 
> /usr/bin/gksu -u user iceweasel %u

Then the dbus messages are not surprising. But mostly harmless. Note
that preferences are not saved through dbus/gconf, but in Iceweasel's
own configuration.

When you set Iceweasel off-line, can you go to the about:config url and
check the browser.offline value? After quitting, can you check
/home/user/.mozilla/firefox/$profile/prefs.js and see if it contains
browser.offline and its value?

Thanks

Mike