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after loaded dod certificates, firefox not online and got error message:

Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.

after loaded dod certificates, firefox not online and got error message: Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.

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a direct hit

Could not initialize the browser security component - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Could_not_initialize_the_browser_security_component

recent post on the same

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/846449

Modified by David McRitchie