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Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

Kaliispissed — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:17:45 GMT

Linux version 102.4.1

Steps:

1. I need to change the Server Name. I edit the Server Name:

Thunderbird needs to restart to make the changes.

2. I need to change the User Name. I edit the User Name:

Thunderbird needs to restart to make the changes.

Why do I need to do this? This reminds me of Windows when each change requires a restart?

Why can I not make the changes on the fly as I used to do?

Re: Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

MattAuSupport — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:53:08 GMT

I do not see that on Windows.

Re: Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

Kaliispissed — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:42:53 GMT

@MattAuSupport wrote:
I do not see that on Windows.

It occurs on, as I wrote:

Linux version 102.4.1

Re: Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

MattAuSupport — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:48:04 GMT

And is that a version released by the Thunderbird.net location or is it something from your Linux repository, or a flat pack? I have heard of these sorts of issues for some windows users who choose certain anti virus products to install. In those cases they come down to permissions. SO I suggest you might want to look at permissions on your system for the Mozilla updater (Which is what is supposed to update Thunderbird) but that only applies if it is a build from Thunderbird.net.

Re: Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

Kaliispissed — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:54:40 GMT

This version was updated via repository (Ubuntu). So, I would think that the permissions $HOME/.thunderbird would not be affected.

Re: Why do I have to restart Thunderbird for each account setting change?

binki — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:34:21 GMT

I experience this on Windows. I am pretty sure Thunderbird did not used to operate this way. Is there like a technical article or blog explaining why this approach was taken and is there a plan to improve the user experience? It seems like this might have been added in to work around some bug but it should be possible to restore the old behavior once that bug is fixed.