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If the launcher process fails and telemetry is enabled, the launcher process generates and sends [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/data/launcher-process-failure-ping.html a telemetry ping] containing an error code and the source code location of the failure. If telemetry is disabled, or if for some reason the launcher process was unable to successfully send its telemetry ping, the launcher process will log the failure to the Windows event log. | If the launcher process fails and telemetry is enabled, the launcher process generates and sends [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/toolkit/components/telemetry/data/launcher-process-failure-ping.html a telemetry ping] containing an error code and the source code location of the failure. If telemetry is disabled, or if for some reason the launcher process was unable to successfully send its telemetry ping, the launcher process will log the failure to the Windows event log. | ||
The submitted telemetry is available in [https://iodide.telemetry.mozilla.org/notebooks/219/?viewMode=report this dashboard]. It's important to the failure numbers low. | The submitted telemetry is available in [https://iodide.telemetry.mozilla.org/notebooks/219/?viewMode=report this dashboard]. It's important to keep the failure numbers low. | ||
To view launcher process failure events in the system event viewer, open the <code>Control Panel</code> [''Note: this must be the legacy <code>Control Panel</code> app, not the new <code>Settings</code> app found in Windows 8 and Windows 10''], select <code>Administrative Tools</code>, and double-click on <code>Event Viewer</code>. Looking at the tree in the left pane, expand the <code>Windows Logs</code> branch, and click <code>Application</code>. | To view launcher process failure events in the system event viewer, open the <code>Control Panel</code> [''Note: this must be the legacy <code>Control Panel</code> app, not the new <code>Settings</code> app found in Windows 8 and Windows 10''], select <code>Administrative Tools</code>, and double-click on <code>Event Viewer</code>. Looking at the tree in the left pane, expand the <code>Windows Logs</code> branch, and click <code>Application</code>. | ||
It is also possible to force the launcher process to always log failures to the Windows event log by adding the <code>-log-launcher-error</code> option to the command line. This may be useful when assisting specific users who are experiencing launcher process failures. | It is also possible to force the launcher process to always log failures to the Windows event log by adding the <code>-log-launcher-error</code> option to the command line. This may be useful when assisting specific users who are experiencing launcher process failures. |
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