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 ======Firefox Browser====== ======Firefox Browser======
 ======Browser Profiles====== ======Browser Profiles======
 +  * Enable separate cookies and settings per browser instance.
 +  * Allows login to web site/app multiple times using the same or different accounts.
 There are times it is desirable to be able to login to a web site or web app multiple times with the same or different user accounts using the same browser. The problem is once a user is logged in from a browser there is no way to login again using the same browser since all browser tabs and windows share the same session cookies. And since they share the same cookies the first login will be active for all browser tabs and windows. There are times it is desirable to be able to login to a web site or web app multiple times with the same or different user accounts using the same browser. The problem is once a user is logged in from a browser there is no way to login again using the same browser since all browser tabs and windows share the same session cookies. And since they share the same cookies the first login will be active for all browser tabs and windows.
  
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-This allows a user to be concurrently logged into a web application multiple times with the same or a different user account.+This allows to be logged into a web application multiple times with the same or a different user account.
  
-The general idea is to use multiple profiles to provide multiple independent sets of cookies and settings. To create profiles Firefox can be launched with an option that opens a profile manager.+The general idea is to use multiple profiles to provide multiple independent sets of cookies and settings. There are a couple ways to create profiles.
  
 Once the profiles are created //Firefox// can be launched with an option that starts the browser with a specific profile. Once the profiles are created //Firefox// can be launched with an option that starts the browser with a specific profile.
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 +=====Steps for Using Profiles=====
 +  - Create a profile for as many instances as needed.
 +  - Create shortcuts to launch the instances.
 +  - When needed use the shortcuts to launch the instances.
  
 =====Creating Profiles Option 1====== =====Creating Profiles Option 1======
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 =====Creating Profiles Option 2====== =====Creating Profiles Option 2======
-As an alternative to using the //Profile Manager// the //profiles.ini// can be edited directly with a text editor to create multiple profiles. Simply copy an existing profile in the file and use it for other profiles, modifying the profile location to some other folder.+As an alternative to using the //Profile Manager// the //profiles.ini// can be edited directly with a text editor to create multiple profiles. Simply copy an existing profile in the file and use it for other profiles. The directory and name of the profile need to be modified to be unique among all the profiles.
  
 <WRAP round info> <WRAP round info>
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 Start Firefox with a profile by specifying the profile name after the -P option. Start Firefox with a profile by specifying the profile name after the -P option.
  
-The following command line example starts Firefox with a profile named //Weasel//. Again, a easy way to create a shortcut to this profile is to copy the general, existing, Firefox shortcut and modify the command line property of the shortcut to specify the profile.+The following command line example starts Firefox with a profile named //Alpha//. Again, a easy way to create a shortcut to this profile is to copy the general, existing, Firefox shortcut and modify the command line property of the shortcut to specify the profile.
 <code> <code>
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P "Weasel" -no-remote+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P "Alpha" -no-remote
 </code> </code>
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 +<WRAP round info>
 +These instructions are specific to Windows, but the same general idea applies to other platforms.
 +</WRAP>
  
 ======Info====== ======Info======
 +The following are some built-in URIs that provide information about Firefox.
 +
 URI for accessing raw configuration. URI for accessing raw configuration.
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
  
-URI that displays cache location, which indirectly reveals a clue about the current user profile.+URI that displays cache location, which indirectly reveals a clue about the current user profile. The path to the profile directory is given in the paths displayed.
 <code> <code>
 about:cache about:cache
 </code> </code>
  
-<WRAP round info> +======Related====== 
-These instructions are specific to Windows, but the same general idea applies to other platforms. +  * [[Chrome]]
-</WRAP>+
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