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[Kasper Dupont <917076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Occasionally I need to run Firefox as a different user. The following
steps allows me to do this on my current X server.

1. Type "ssh -X someuser@localhost" in a terminal
2.  Type "firefox" (optionally followed by a URL) in the same terminal

Running firefox this way works fine, however after quitting firefox and
pressing ctrl+d to leave the ssh session, the shell closes but sshd
keeps the ssh connection open, and the ssh client stays open until
manually killed.

The reason appears to be two dbus processes left behind by firefox,
which somehow keeps the X forwarding busy. When those processes are no
longer needed, they should quit automatically. Currently it appears the
dbus process is waiting for the X forwarding to shut down, and sshd is
waiting for the dbus process to stop using the X forwarding.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-37.81-generic 2.6.32.49+drm33.21
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-37-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jan 16 10:48:44 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 firefox-branding 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid

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Title:
  Firefox leaves dbus processes behind

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Occasionally I need to run Firefox as a different user. The following
  steps allows me to do this on my current X server.

  1. Type "ssh -X someuser@localhost" in a terminal
  2.  Type "firefox" (optionally followed by a URL) in the same terminal

  Running firefox this way works fine, however after quitting firefox
  and pressing ctrl+d to leave the ssh session, the shell closes but
  sshd keeps the ssh connection open, and the ssh client stays open
  until manually killed.

  The reason appears to be two dbus processes left behind by firefox,
  which somehow keeps the X forwarding busy. When those processes are no
  longer needed, they should quit automatically. Currently it appears
  the dbus process is waiting for the X forwarding to shut down, and
  sshd is waiting for the dbus process to stop using the X forwarding.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: firefox 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-37.81-generic 2.6.32.49+drm33.21
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-37-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Jan 16 10:48:44 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   firefox-gnome-support 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   firefox-branding 3.6.24+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
   abroswer N/A
   abrowser-branding N/A
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_DK.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox

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