Stop resolving symbolic links to folder paths so that profiles can be migrated easily

[Eshwar Andhavarapu]

I have a habit of storing my browser, thunderbird profiles in my Dropbox folder so that they're synced across PCs. I am sure many others have similar arrangements.

Now linking a folder in .thunderbird e.g. sadffasf.default works to an extent. what happens inside thunderbird is that if the folder has been linked then the link is resolved, ruling out the point of a symbolic link.

Now next time you change the location and relink the folder, the original folder preferences still remain since they were resolved and it makes the migration a hassle. It happens for each email account that is setup as well as the local folders account.

So the solution would be to prevent thunderbird from resolving the link.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: eshwar 2228 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: eshwar 2228 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20110929183320
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbf00000 irq 49'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD81B1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,10280442,00100104'
   Controls : 14
   Simple ctrls : 9
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfb080000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 0a HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de000a,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 4
Channel: release
Date: Tue Oct 25 12:11:14 2011
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20111007.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 146.64.116.185 dev eth0 proto static
 146.64.116.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 146.64.116.117 metric 1
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.4.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.4.1
Prefs:
 extensions.lastAppVersion - 7.0.1
 network.cookie.prefsMigrated - true
 plugin.soname.list -
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110929183320
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A10
dmi.board.name: 07VWR8
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A10
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A10
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA10:bd10/25/2010:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3700:pvrA10:rvnDellInc.:rn07VWR8:rvrA10:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA10:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3700
dmi.product.version: A10
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
http_proxy: http://pta-proxy.csir.co.za:3128/

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Eshwar,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with Thunderbird.

You made this bug report in 2011 and there have been several versions of Ubuntu and Thunderbird since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
Or, if it is still a problem, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect 881344

and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and Thunderbird better.

G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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