Profile Roaming allows users to access their profile on any computer. This feature lets the browser synchronize a local version of a user profile with a master version of the profile that is stored on an LDAP/HTTP/FTP server, called a Profile Server. Because a synchronized "master" profile is maintained on the Profile Server, Profile Roaming gives users access to their familiar work environment from any computer that can connect to the Profile Server.
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To configure the browser to use a Profile Server, first enable remote profile storage in the preference panel.
1) Open Preference window (Edit -> Preference)
2) Click "Roaming User" in the left panel.
3) Click the "Enable remote profile storage" checkbox so that you can input server information.
4) By clicking the List box select which method you need to connect to server
5) Fill in server info (more below)
To access your profile through an HTTP
server input :
1. Base URL:
http://<hostname>:<port>/<roaming directory>
Note:
Example:
To access your profile through an HTTP server input :
Note:
Example:
To access your profile through an LDAP server input :
1. Base URL: ldap://<hostname>:<port>/nsLIProfileName=<uid>,ou=<profile server name>,<base dn>
Note:
2. BindDN: ldap://<hostname>:<port>/nsLIProfileName=<uid>,ou=<profile server name>,<base dn>
Note:
3. Password
Example:
The Base URL in above Example is:
ldap://firstbase.prc.sun.com:389/nsLIProfileName=pete,ou=roaming,dc=prc,dc=sun,dc=com
Note:
1. Password: Your password is
required to access your files on the Profile Server
2. Saved passwords: are only accessible on the local machine.
3. Please contact your system
administrator to get the settings for your
HTTP / FTP / LDAP - Profile Server.
If you have do not have a Profile
Server you have the
option of saving your profile to any directory you can access.
To access your profile through a remote folder:
Example:Note:
1. You must have mounted network directory
2. You must have both read and write permissions to the directory
From the "Item Selection" menu choose which profile components will be stored remotely.
Note: The following table is a list of the actual file names in which your information is stored.
Item name |
Filename in Profile directory |
Description |
Bookmark |
bookmarks.html |
All the Bookmarks |
Address Book |
abook.mab |
Contacts in the Address Book |
Collected Address Book |
history.mab |
Contacts in the Collected Address Book |
Cookie |
cookie.txt |
Cookie information |
Cookie Permissions |
cookperm.txt |
Block cookie and popup window setting |
Browsing History |
history.dat |
All the Historys |
Help App Setting |
mimeTypes.rdf |
Help application settings |
Sidebar Panel List |
panels.rdf |
Sidebar settings |
Window Settings |
localstore.rdf |
Windows location, size settings |
User Setting |
liprefs.js |
User defined preference. |
Message Views |
mailViews.dat |
The layout of Mail/News main window |
Junk Mail Data | training.dat | Database for Junk Mail filter |
Message Filter |
<Mail Profile Folder>/msgFilterRules.dat |
Configuration for Message Filter |
On startup or shutdown a process dialog will pop up.
It shows the download/upload process of the profile files.
Example:
If there are problems while transferring, the "Troubleshooting" button will appear. As will a list of which items failed and which ones succeed.
Click the "Troubleshooting" button to get more details. A dialog will pop up to show the details.
If Mozilla determines that there is a conflict between the local profile and the server profile, a pop up dialog will appear.
Select the prefered file(s) and click "OK" to confirm.
Mozilla will then download/upload the file(s) according to user's selection.
Note: Be careful when using this feature as it will overwrite the other profile according to your selection.