single account, multiple logins, multiple firefox?

[xris_xcess]

Hi:

I've currently setup a diskless client network. Several Hardy clients boot off one server and have their /home folders on there thru NFS.

For the moment, I have ONE account for people to use, kind of a guest account. So I get multiple logins for the same user at any one time. It has worked relatively fine... except for firefox.

I have searched everywhere for a way to run multiple instances of firefox with one profile, but it is not possible/allowed (according to Mozilla docs).

However, it is possible to run multiple instances of firefox with -different- profiles, so that although there are several "user1" users logged on, each uses "user1.profile", "user2.profile"..etc.

I have tried to automate this, since I don't want the users noticing the fact of different profiles, using the hostname ($HOSTNAME) from each machine as a profile name and starting firefox with the "-p profile" option.

I kind of have all the pieces but I'm having difficulty putting them together. Any ideas, scripts, hints, how-to's are exceptionally welcome.

Thanks.

[xris_xcess]

Well, although I found a solution, I didn't actually solve the problem.

I ended up installing the Epiphany web browser. It seems to use a traditional preferences file, instead of the profile system preferred by Firefox. Anyhow, I tried it and it will allow the same user, logged in from different machines to use a web browser (firefox will not).

I'm still working on the root problem thou, which is to adapt/script/hack Firefox to select/create a different profile based on the hostname/location of the machine that is being used.

[Murz]

Hello! Did you find any solution for this problem?
I have diskless computers too, and if user is not close session on one computer, it can't use firefox on other.

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