How to open Profile Manager on OS X Lion

Trying to create a new profile and cannot open Profile Manager by using "/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanager" or any of several variations. Thought there might be another way to do it in Lion. Thanks.

I don't know what that's all about. Still looking for a solution.

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My mother's computer was infected with the new "Win 7 Total Security" virus (apparently a fake antivirus program) - corrupted real av. To remove, we followed online advice to delete everything in AppData, for all programs, plus some other stuff. We moved it all to a flashdrive for safety, but after successfully removing virus, likewise cleaned & reformatted flashdrive. This apparently deleted Firefox profile(s), and after uninstalling & reinstalling, Firefox still won't open - I can't create a new profile. With v 4.0, I get an error message about not being able to find the profile. Found advice on how to open profile manager, but it won't open. Found reference to version 4 dispensing with profile manager, so tried installing version 3.6 again; still won't open, still can't open profile manager, but now no error message at all.

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Can't open profile manager for mac with terminal command

i have tried to open profile manager version 0.3.0 11/4/11 3:31 PM
with every command that an extensive search has revealed. each attempt yields a "no such file or directory response"; e.g.,Last login: Tue Nov 29 00:26:23 on ttys000
Welcome to Darwin!
r-c-wolins-computer:~ rcwolin$ /Functions/firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -profilemanager
-bash: /Functions/firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox: No such file or directory
r-c-wolins-computer:~ rcwolin$. i'm using a macbook 3,1 with os 10.6.8 and ff 4.0.1. what am i doing wrong and how can i rectify it?
thanks for your help. this is making me crazy.

yes i did. it is in the applications folder. however, the default path when i open a shell won’t get me there and i don’t know how to change it. it should be /don’t forget to smash the state [my computer’s name]/macintosh hd/applications/browsers/firefox.app [or something to that effect].
also, when i drag profilemanager .app into terminal shell i get
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does this mean that profilemanager.app is a directory? if it is, how do i access it?
further, if /Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanager is supposed to be where the command indicates, it isn’t. how do i get it there?
thanks for your help. you bailed me out before when i was perplexed about .sqlite files. i appreciate it.

I am trying to create a new profile, but I cannot open profile manager in Mac OS 10.5.8. I get the following error: "dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022 Trace/BPT trap".

Hello,
I am trying to repair my Firefox profile, but I cannot open profile manager in Mac OS 10.5.8. When I follow the directions for opening profile manager in my Terminal utility, I get the following error: "dyld: unknown required load command 0x80000022 Trace/BPT trap".
At this point, Firefox (v 5.0 or previous versions), is not running.
Thanks.

[http://asqueella.blogspot.com/2010/12/dyld-unknown-required-load-command.html Here's an Explanation]. Basically you need to add "arch -i386 " at the beginning of the command because 10.5 is 32-bit only and more recent versions of Firefox default to 64-bit.

I Can't Open [Profile Manager] In FireFox

Hello ....
I Have Firefox 31.0 , The Last one
I Can't Open [Profile Manager]
When I Make those paths
"firefox -ProfileManager"
firefox.exe -p
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -no-remote -p'
Now The problem when i write one of the paths , It opens Firefox [Browser]
I need to open The Profile Manager and make new user and use both of them in the same time
Thanks .....

Otherwise a new browser window will just open instead.
Though if entered correctly the -no-remote switch along with -P should open the ProfileManager so you can run a second instance with another Profile. Basically you cannot run more than one instance on same Profile.

Firefox will not start. Open profile manager. Delete old profile. Create new profile. Click start firefox. Firefox starts. Close firefox. Click start, "Mozilla Firefox", FireFox DOES NOT start. Help!?

Firefox will not start.
Run profilemanager and delete old profile - create new profile - click run firefox from profile manager and firefox opens.
Close firefox and try to reopen. Will not open. Follow above procedure again and foerefox opens until closed them will not open.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== Last week ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8

Thanks for your help. I had tried starting Firefox in safe-mode before I posted this request, but it did not work. I tried to restore the system to an earlier version, but that made everything worse. Two accounts were unusable and one sort of worked, so I reloaded the operating system and now firefox works, for how long, I don't know. But thanks again for your suggestion.

How to get Profile Manager working over the internet?

I've set up profile manager at home and it work great on my local network. Now I wanted to make it work over the internet but I can't figure out how to do so. I've already opened the required ports. When I try accessing the User Portal trought my <external ip>/mydevices it asks me whether I trust a certificate or not, but when I choose "ok" it keeps requesting the URL forever until it times out. Am I required to have a registered domain name to access my server or I can just use my external IP ? Is there anything else I should do in order to have it working?

First off, you say you've opened 'the required ports', but which ones are they, in your opinion?
That may sound like a dumb question, but it isn't meant to be. You'll need port 443 to support HTTPS connections, and 1640 for the Certificate Enrollment server.
Additionally, you WILL need a valid domain for this - at least if you don't want authentication errors. SSL certificates rely on the hostname (amongst other things) to provide validation and if you access the site via IP address that validation is doomed to failure. That shoudkn't lead to the problem you're experiencing, which is no response at all, but it's still an issue to resolve.

Firefox is crashing. It is crashing even when i am opening profile manager and safe mode

Hello,
Tomorrow i was trying to upgrade my firmware of my phone. So i installed one samsung app called "Samsung Kies" after installing that app my firefox suddenly got crashed.
I am a Mac user using OS X 10.8 and firefox 18.
And when i read article about crashing firefox, i found that making new profile will help me but sadly that also doesn't helped me. When i tried to open the profile manager it got crashed too. now every time when i open firefox it crashes after 2-5 seconds...
And this is my latest crash report... found in (lib/application support/firefox/crash report/submitted)
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Hello sanchit77,
Thank you for posting here on the Mozilla Support Forums! We appreciate you as a user of Firefox!
I would suggest a clean reinstall to resolve your issue.
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox and any leftover program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps one by one:
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu) and confirm all upcoming messages.
#Now, uninstall Firefox by following the steps mentioned in the [[Uninstall Firefox from your computer#w_uninstall-firefox|Uninstall Firefox]] article.
'''IMPORTANT:''' On Windows, the uninstaller has the option to remove your personal data and settings. Make sure that you do '''not''' check this option; otherwise all of your bookmarks, passwords, extensions, user customizations and other Firefox [[Profiles|user profile data]] will be removed from your computer.
After uninstalling Firefox on Windows, delete the "Mozilla Firefox" program folder, located by default in one of these locations:
* '''(On 32-bit Windows)''' ''C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox''
* '''(On 64-bit Windows)''' ''C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox''
#Go to the Windows Start menu and click on "Computer".
#In the Explorer window that opens, double click Local Disk (C:) to open the C:\ drive.
#Find the "Program Files (x86)" folder or "Program Files" folder.
#* On 32-bit Windows, double-click the '''Program Files''' folder to open it.
#* On 64-bit Windows, you will see a "Program Files (x86)" folder AND a "Program Files" folder. Open the '''Program Files (x86)''' folder.
#Look for a '''Mozilla Firefox''' folder. If you find one, right-click it and select ''Delete'' and confirm that you want to move the folder to the Recycle Bin.
Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
#Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
#Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
Please report back to see if this helped you!

"Your Firefox profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or inaccessible." CANNOT open profile manager

Using a Mac OS X Version 10.5.8
After some things were changed with server settings, this problem started. I cleared out firefox profiles in the Library. I did try the solutions given elsewhere on this page, but was unable to open the profile manager which seems to be the key. Have removed and reinstalled Firefox several times.

If by clearing profiles in the library means you just deleted them that could be a contributor to original problem and the problem with the File Manager not being able to find files. Above the Profiles folder is a Firefox folder and it contains profiles.ini file (and the Profiles folder) which consists of the names and locations of the profiles and and a number for order. This is the reason that it is best to let Firefox create a profile and then you can wipe out the content of the profile and replace it with backed up copy of a profile.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profiles.ini_file
<br><small>Please mark "Solved" one answer that will best help others with a similar problem -- hope this was it.</small>

Firefox does not open, profile manager does not open, not listed in task manager

firefox worked fine about two days back. Our norton expired so I downloaded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 12.0.0.374. I don't know if that has any connection to firefox not working.
I click on the icon, nothing happens. The task is not mentioned in the task manager.
I try to run it in safe mode, nothing happens. I try to open the profile manager, nothing happens! What can I do to fix this?

Thank you fmdeveloper! I did some more research after I posted the question and it turns out Kaspersky was not the issue. I had done a system restore two days back and it says online that after a system restore, you have to uninstall and reinstall firefox. So I uninstalled it (kept my settings and data) and reinstalled it and voila, it works!
I did switch from Kaspersky to Avira too for Anti-vifus, don't know if that's a sane decision or not, but it's good to know that Kaspersky was not the culprit!

Firefox will not launch in any mode. I cannot open Profile manager to change to another profile. No change with delete and reload of program.

I've been using Firefox for years. Had this happen once before but was able to open the profile manager and change to a new profile. At this point I can't even do that. Suggestions??

[[Basic Troubleshooting]] has a "clean reinstall" section at the end that does not require you to open Firefox.
In any case, you should first take a look at the [[Firefox will not start]] article, which I mentioned in my first post. If that doesn't help, also check out http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser_will_not_start_up#Windows-specific_problems

How to reset profile manager on mountain lion?

I never manager to get profile manager working on Lion Server.
I was expecting to do a clean install on my mac mini server, I couldn't.
Before reformating the partition any simpler tip?
May be I messed up the certificate as well.
When I try to enroll a compter (e.g. the mac mini server itself) via the web interface, I get the error message:
profile installation failed
could not download the identity profile from the encrypted profile service. The credentials within the device enrollment profile may have expired.
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cd "Server HD"
sudo sh /usr/share/devicemgr/backend/wipeDB.sh
and I get :
No such file or directory
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I'm having this same issue.
I can install the Trust Profile
but when I go to Enroll Device, I get:
profile installation failed
could not download the identity profile from the encrypted profile service. The credentials within the device enrollment profile may have expired.
what I've done:
backed up my Device Manager database
wiped the database
re-setup Device Manager
replaced the database
tried to Enroll Device and failed (same error)
wiped the database
re-setup the Device Manager
tried to Enroll Device and failed (same error)
I've tried recreating my ssl certs
Ive tried running it without code signing certs
I refuse to wipe my entire Open Directory
is there any to get this working or am I going to need to go third party to manage my Mac-only shop?

I cannot launch Firefox (suddenly) nor can I open Profile Manager, what next?

Windows 7, 64 bit. Experienced some Windows updates but I restored to prior to the updates and still cannot open Firefox. Can open Safari and IE.

There is a problem fairly soon in the process if profile manager will not start.
You could try in Firefox's [[safe-mode]] next you could try in Windows safemode by using the F8 key.
From what you say I am wondering if you have done a Windows restore of some form and recreated Firefox that way. Firefox does not always restore properly from Windows. You may be looking at re-installing Firefox.
If you consider re-installing do NOT take any options from Windows or Firefox that offers to delete personal settings because that will destroy things like passwords and bookmarks.

How to configure profile manager in Maverics when DNS is externally managed?

Are there any guides to configuring Profile Manager as a MDM?
Here is my story.
Recently installed Mac mini at a school where the DNS is externally managed by the Education departments IT group. Upgraded to Maverics and installed Server app. Configured profile manager to the point where we could generate a trust profile and enrolment profile. Doesn't work because there is no DNS entry for Mac mini server. Create entry but need to change host name and computer name and local machine name to match entry. Suddenly profile manager not working at all. Delete server app and it's configuration file in ~/Library/. Reinstall. Now Profile manager won't even activate. Speak to Apple on phone, run various commands to reinitialise Open Directory and reset profile manager. To no avail. Apple say to reinstall Mavericks, Server and try again.
Funny thing is I got profile manager to work as an MDM in a test environment, but changing DNS after doing so much configuration seems to have made a real mess of things. Vowing to make a time machine backup as soon as Mavericks re-installs.
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In general, either your OS X Server box has a DNS translation for its address, or it doesn't.
If you don't have valid DNS, you will have problems with various services, as DNS is fundamental to distributed authentication and encryption, among other uses.
OS X Server doesn't recover well from installations that start off with DNS errors, and the wipe and reinstallation suggested by Apple is usually easier than resolving the various issues that tend to arise within the configurations of the various services.
If your server doesn't have a valid DNS translation, then either add the DNS translation into your organization's local DNS environment, or work to retrain or replace the folks that are unwilling or unable to administer and to properly maintain local DNS services, or (far less desirably) configure and start your own parallel DNS services. There are other options, of course.
I'd escalate this discussion to management, and let them sort this out — at its core, this very likely isn't a technical issue.

"Your profile cannot be loaded. It may be missing or in accessible" i tried to open profile manager but i can't open it

i also tried to reinstall but still have the same problem

Try to delete the profiles.ini file to force Firefox to create a new profiles.ini file and a new default profile.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
Use the Profile Manager to create a new profile and choose the location of the copied profile to register it as the new profile.
See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
You can transfer some files from an existing profile (if there is still one) to the new profile.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Open Directory)

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