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Error during "firefox --remote"

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I receive the following error after entering the "firefox --remote" command into my linux terminal:

1505163925491 FirefoxAccounts ERROR Failed to get data from the login manager: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE) [nsIJSCID.getService]" nsresult: "0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm :: XPCU_serviceLambda :: line 230" data: no] Stack trace: XPCU_serviceLambda()@resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm:230 < get()@resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm:198 < get()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:572 < _doReadAndUpdateSecure()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:330 < _initialize()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:98 < observe()@resource://gre/modules/AsyncShutdown.jsm:531

I receive the following error after entering the "firefox --remote" command into my linux terminal: 1505163925491 FirefoxAccounts ERROR Failed to get data from the login manager: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE) [nsIJSCID.getService]" nsresult: "0x80570016 (NS_ERROR_XPC_GS_RETURNED_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm :: XPCU_serviceLambda :: line 230" data: no] Stack trace: XPCU_serviceLambda()@resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm:230 < get()@resource://gre/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm:198 < get()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:572 < _doReadAndUpdateSecure()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:330 < _initialize()@resource://gre/modules/FxAccountsStorage.jsm:98 < observe()@resource://gre/modules/AsyncShutdown.jsm:531

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Running 2 separate profiles (for 2 Firefox versions) is accomplished by using the -no-remote <profile_name> option, not -remote. Please see the MDN links and the bug for explanation.

The bug does contain rumours about the -remote option still working on Linux (or rather, X-windows Unix platforms) but I wouldn’t count on it, and I don’t think this is what you need, is it? Do you want to run 1 Firefox version with 2 separate profiles simultaneously, or 2 separate Firefox versions?

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Tonnes
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Try -no-remote if your intention is to open a new Firefox instance.

If not, the -remote <remote_command> option appears to have been removed as of Firefox 39.

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See also:

heyhi
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Tonnes said

Try -no-remote if your intention is to open a new Firefox instance. If not, the -remote <remote_command> option appears to have been removed as of Firefox 39.

I tried this and it worked fine.

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cor-el said

See also:

So does this mean the -remote option is now removed? If so then how could I continue to run two separate profiles simultaneously. I used to run firefox -P -remote but without the -remote option I'd have to exit out of a profile to load another.

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Running 2 separate profiles (for 2 Firefox versions) is accomplished by using the -no-remote <profile_name> option, not -remote. Please see the MDN links and the bug for explanation.

The bug does contain rumours about the -remote option still working on Linux (or rather, X-windows Unix platforms) but I wouldn’t count on it, and I don’t think this is what you need, is it? Do you want to run 1 Firefox version with 2 separate profiles simultaneously, or 2 separate Firefox versions?