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How do I enable opening firefox from two different computers sharing the same home directory without having to delete a lock file (linux).

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I just don't want to have to delete a lock file - which has a purpose - in order to use firefox simultaneously from two locations on the network - where the home directory, i.e. .mozilla directory - is located

I just don't want to have to delete a lock file - which has a purpose - in order to use firefox simultaneously from two locations on the network - where the home directory, i.e. .mozilla directory - is located

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cor-el
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You need to use two separate profiles if you want to have two Firefox instances open at the same time.

See also http://www.mozilla.org/unix/remote.html