[CentOS] What's up with Firefox/Thundrebird

Fri Nov 28 05:53:25 UTC 2014
Mark LaPierre <marklapier at gmail.com>

On 11/28/14 00:47, Philip Manuel wrote:
> 
> On 28/11/14 16:42, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>> On 11/24/14 21:17, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Mark LaPierre <marklapier at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hey All,
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone had trouble with Firefox/Thunderbird?
>>>>
>>>> When I log on if I start Thunderbird first then I can't start Firefox.
>>>> Clicking on a link in an email fails to start Firefox.
>>>>
>>>> If I start Firefox before Thunderbird then hyperlinks in emails open a
>>>> page in the existing Firefox instance.
>>>>
>>>> Other users on this same machine are having the same problems.
>>>>
>>>> This has been happening for that last several days.
>>>>
>>>> CentOS release 6.6 (Final)
>>>>
>>>> Linux mushroom.patch 2.6.32-504.1.3.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Nov 11 16:30:09
>>>> UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>> Thunderbird 31.2.0
>>>> Firefox 31.2.0
>>>>
>>>        I wonder if /var/log/messages has anything useful about this.
>>
>> Well, it has this to say:
>>
>> Nov 27 18:55:46 mushroom kernel: firefox[3418]: segfault at 0 ip (null)
>> sp bf95651c error 14
>> Nov 27 18:55:47 mushroom abrtd: Directory
>> 'ccpp-2014-11-27-18:55:47-3418' creation detected
>> Nov 27 18:55:47 mushroom abrt[3439]: Saved core dump of pid 3418
>> (/usr/lib/firefox/firefox) to
>> /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-27-18:55:47-3418 (24776704 bytes)
>> Nov 27 18:55:48 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:49 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:49 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:50 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:50 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:51 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:51 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:52 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:52 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:53 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:53 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:53 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:54 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:54 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:55 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:55 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:56 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:56 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:57 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:55:57 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:33 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:33 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:34 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:34 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:35 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:35 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:36 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:36 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:36 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:37 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:39 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:39 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:40 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:40 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:41 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:41 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:41 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:42 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:42 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:43 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 18:58:43 mushroom abrtd: New problem directory
>> /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-27-18:55:47-3418, processing
>> Nov 27 18:58:43 mushroom abrtd: Sending an email...
>> Nov 27 18:58:43 mushroom abrtd: Email was sent to: root at localhost
>> Nov 27 20:37:13 mushroom kernel: firefox[4623]: segfault at 0 ip (null)
>> sp bff5014c error 14 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.2400.1[101000+1f000]
>> Nov 27 20:37:14 mushroom abrtd: Directory
>> 'ccpp-2014-11-27-20:37:13-4623' creation detected
>> Nov 27 20:37:14 mushroom abrt[4644]: Saved core dump of pid 4623
>> (/usr/lib/firefox/firefox) to
>> /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-27-20:37:13-4623 (24776704 bytes)
>> Nov 27 20:37:15 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:15 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:16 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:16 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:17 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:17 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:18 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:18 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:18 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:19 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:19 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-02-11-16:02:36-1629' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:20 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-23:19:10-4396' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:20 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-06-30-17:11:34-2654' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:21 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-03-28-18:15:19-1171' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:21 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-10:17:08-15120' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:22 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-04-03-16:45:05-30972' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:22 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:30:44-9738' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:23 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-22-17:29:13-25239' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:23 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-21-21:02:25-12341' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:23 mushroom abrtd:
>> '/var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-24-20:32:38-11139' is not a problem
>> directory
>> Nov 27 20:37:44 mushroom kernel: firefox[4939]: segfault at 0 ip (null)
>> sp bfbdceac error 14 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.2400.1[101000+1f000]
>> Nov 27 20:37:45 mushroom abrtd: Directory
>> 'ccpp-2014-11-27-20:37:44-4939' creation detected
>> Nov 27 20:37:45 mushroom abrt[4960]: Saved core dump of pid 4939
>> (/usr/lib/firefox/firefox) to
>> /var/spool/abrt/ccpp-2014-11-27-20:37:44-4939 (24780800 bytes)
>> Nov 27 20:37:48 mushroom kernel: firefox[5057]: segfault at 0 ip (null)
>> sp bfc36a5c error 14 in libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.2400.1[101000+1f000]
>> Nov 27 20:37:48 mushroom abrt[5093]: Not saving repeating crash in
>> '/usr/lib/firefox/firefox'
>>
>>
> We were seeing these messages for a user. It was related to his history
> file in his profile.  So I imagine it could be a corrupted db file under
> the users profile.
> 
> Phi.

So, how can I blow away or correct that corrupted history db?

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