Firefox does not save settings for cookies

[dokubuntux]

Binary package hint: firefox

I just installed ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and now I'm configuring Firefox. I told Firefox not to accept cookies, but some sites need cookies to work correctly (like launchpad). So I have to add exceptions for sites which are allowed to store cookies (Edit --> Preferences --> Privacy --> Cookies, Exceptions). But when I close Firefox and start it the next time, the exceptions are lost and I have to define the exceptions for cookies again. This behavior is not very comfortable and takes a lot of time.

My privacy settings for Firefox:

Firefox will: [Use custom settings for history]
[ ] Automatically start Firefox in private browsing session
[ ] Remember my browsing history for at least [90] days
[ ] Remember download history
[ ] Remember search and form history
[ ] Accept cookies from sites
    [ ] Accept third-party cookies
    [ ] Keep until [they expire]
[x] Clear history when Firefox closes

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 2 16:45:20 2010
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

[Digerati 2005 (digerati-2005)]

I'm having the same issue. I went so far as to deleting the /home/*user*/.mozilla/firefox/1vmxs127.default/cookies.sqlite & /home/*user*/.mozilla/firefox/1vmxs127.default/permissions.sqlite files, and although they reset my preferences, the issue sadly returned and was not resolved.

[Digerati 2005 (digerati-2005)]

OK, so I renamed /home/*user*/.mozilla/firefox to firefox.old and had firefox recreate the whole folder. For about 3 minutes I was adding exceptions, closing firefox, re-opening and they were fine. After about 3 or 4 minutes, roughly about 6 exceptions were added, then... they were gone. Ubuntu must be changing or corrupting a file.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

If this is still an issue using the currently supported version of Firefox then please let us know otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]