Posted On 29.09.2025

Brave Browser won’t start after renaming host

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Symptoms: Brave Browser will not start at all
Environment:

SymtomsBrave Browser will not start, no error messages on screen
EnvironmentLinux, Gnome, Chrome, Brave Browser
Problem DescriptionAfter renaming the host in Linux using ‘hostnamect set-hostname’ and subsequent reboot, Brave browser or Chrome) will not star at all. The system logs show
“The profile appears to be in use by another Google Chrome process (8629) on another computer "
SolutionRemove Profile Lock: Navigate to the directory where your Brave profile is stored. on Linux this is in your home profile ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/
then
rm -rf SingletonLock

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