CentOS - Oct 2018 - Frefox update from firefox-60.2.0-1.el7.centos.x86_64 to 60.2.1-1.el7.centos.x86_64 lost master password

On 04/10/18 05:45, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:19 AM Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at
gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It would seem that the problem is with upstream-upstream's (aka
>> Firefox) cleaning up of items that are not supposed to be there after
>> Firefox 58
>>
>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775
>>
>> It looks like it is deleting files it thinks should have been
>> converted to a newer more secure version.. but don't seem to be for
>> some reason. I am not sure if those files will just removed again
>> every time you restore them.
> That link added to the related RHBZ:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633932
Yes, that seems to describe what I am experiencing. As I usually keep FF 
open for days at a time, it has taken a while to show up. Will now try the

$ export NSS_DEFAULT_DB_TYPE="sql"
>
> Akemi
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On Thu, 2018-10-04 at 21:27 +1300, Rob Kampen wrote:
> On 04/10/18 05:45, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:19 AM Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at
gmail.c
> > om> wrote:
> > 
> > > It would seem that the problem is with upstream-upstream's
(aka
> > > Firefox) cleaning up of items that are not supposed to be there
> > > after
> > > Firefox 58
> > > 
> > > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775
> > > 
> > > It looks like it is deleting files it thinks should have been
> > > converted to a newer more secure version.. but don't seem to
be
> > > for
> > > some reason. I am not sure if those files will just removed again
> > > every time you restore them.
> > 
> > That link added to the related RHBZ:
> > 
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633932
> 
> Yes, that seems to describe what I am experiencing. As I usually keep
> FF?
> open for days at a time, it has taken a while to show up. Will now
> try the
> 
> $ export NSS_DEFAULT_DB_TYPE="sql"
> 
> > 
> > Akemi
> > 

Hi Akemi,

That sorted the problem for me, thanks.
Now to start re-entering all my previously stored passwords. Lucky I
have a list of sites if not the usernames/passwords ;-(

Regards Tony
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On 05/10/18 01:27, Tony Molloy wrote:
> On Thu, 2018-10-04 at 21:27 +1300, Rob Kampen wrote:
>> On 04/10/18 05:45, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 9:19 AM Stephen John Smoogen <smooge at
gmail.c
>>> om> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It would seem that the problem is with upstream-upstream's
(aka
>>>> Firefox) cleaning up of items that are not supposed to be there
>>>> after
>>>> Firefox 58
>>>>
>>>> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1475775
>>>>
>>>> It looks like it is deleting files it thinks should have been
>>>> converted to a newer more secure version.. but don't seem
to be
>>>> for
>>>> some reason. I am not sure if those files will just removed
again
>>>> every time you restore them.
>>> That link added to the related RHBZ:
>>>
>>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1633932
>> Yes, that seems to describe what I am experiencing. As I usually keep
>> FF
>> open for days at a time, it has taken a while to show up. Will now
>> try the
>>
>> $ export NSS_DEFAULT_DB_TYPE="sql"
>>
>>> Akemi
>>>
>
> Hi Akemi,
>
> That sorted the problem for me, thanks.
> Now to start re-entering all my previously stored passwords. Lucky I
> have a list of sites if not the usernames/passwords ;-(
>
> Regards Tony
works for me too - will just need to make sure this goes somewhere safe 
to ensure survival after a reboot.
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