Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

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Remera
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Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by Remera »

In the course of doing a software update on Firefox on a MAC, the following message came up:

The operation cannot be completed because the item "libsmime3.dylib" is in use.

Your support site indicates that I should remove Firefox and do a clean install. However, dragging Firefox to the trash results in the same message about libsmime3 being in use. Is there another way to remove Firefox on a MAC?
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by RobertJ »

Reboot and see what happens. I'm on OSX 10.6.4 and FF 3.6.8 and there is no such file on my machine. [EDIT: it is in the FF application package.]

Also removing the application does nothing since all the relevant files are in your profile.
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jojo999
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by jojo999 »

if you use cisco anywhere connect vpn, you might want to check here:

http://siliconchaos.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... or-on.html

or try opening terminal and typing: sudo killall vpnagentd
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by RobertJ »

This thread is 5 months old and already solved.
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boyermike
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by boyermike »

Solved previously or not, I am grateful for jojo's note as it was not solved for me.

I just this evening had a problem related to the upgrade and the only thing that released the libraries for delete was the killing of the cisco anywhere agent. exactly on base. perplexed as when I fuser'ed the library it did not show what process had a handle - would have pointed me directly to the vpnagent.

not sure if cisco has introduced some new constraint.

anyway, thanks jojo;
DukeEgr93
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by DukeEgr93 »

Thanks jojo - that worked like a charm!
laks
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by laks »

+1 to jojo's advice working for me when I tried to install the new beta. No response from the OP to "see what happens" is not a definite solution, especially if the problem could only arise (and thus be remedied) on systems with the Cisco VPN client.
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by bhuddleston »

Thank you. This thread saved my bacon.

-Brian
firefox414
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by firefox414 »

jojo 999 hit the nail on the head

thanks
Hovden
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by Hovden »

Thanks jojo. Quick fix.

-Robert Hovden
tedacious
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by tedacious »

still having trouble closing the libsmime.dylib file. when i open lsof -V, the list appears, but then when i type in grep libsmime3.dylib nothing happens, and sudo killall doesn't seem to work after, either. i'm a bit new to this, any suggestions?
dings
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by dings »

Hi, could be Evernote running in the background.
crakkercrumbs
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by crakkercrumbs »

go jojo! :D
korean.ian
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by korean.ian »

Thanks jojo! That worked like a charm.
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Re: Removing Firefox and libsmime3.dylib (Mac)

Post by guest99365 »

I tried the "sudo killall vpnagentd" thing, and get the same message still.
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