On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 06:29:07AM +0100, Matthias Buelow wrote:
> Andrew Gillham <gillham@vaultron.com> writes:
> 
> >The lock file is actually under the Linux emulation tree, since there is
> >a 'root' directory there.  So look in:
> >	/emul/linux/root/.netscape
> 
> I highly doubt that.  Netscape (the linux-emulated one) was always
> writing to my regular home directory under $HOME/.netscape, and
> the "crash^Wlockfile" was always there also.  A simple rm on the
> lockfile in $HOME/.netscape should help.  Mozilla, btw., doesn't

Try it as 'root' and you'll see what I mean.

> seem to leave such a lockfile, even though the latest version
> is as instable as netscape on a bad day (the last version was
> a lot better, hopefully the next will be better again...)
> 
> In fact, except for a few directories (like, where emulation
> libs and /etc, etc. (no pun intended) are found) linux emulation
> seems to map to the normal filesystem tree.  Very well done,
> I have to say.

It maps to the normal filesystem when it can't fine the path it is
looking for in the emulation filesystem.  If you're running Netscape
as 'root', when it tries to do something in $HOME it is really in
/emul/linux/root.

-Andrew