How to "lock down" PM Settings
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How to "lock down" PM Settings
Thanks in advance for the help!
How to "lock down" PM Settings so other users can't mess them up?
Best regards, John
How to "lock down" PM Settings so other users can't mess them up?
Best regards, John
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
You can use autoconfig files to preconfigure preferences and lock them with lockPref()
See https://mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/customizing-firefox-autoconfig-files/ for a good writeup
See https://mike.kaply.com/2012/03/16/customizing-firefox-autoconfig-files/ for a good writeup
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Thank you! Best regards, John
PS. Way too much work-- Any simpler way? Thanks again. J.
PS. Way too much work-- Any simpler way? Thanks again. J.
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Go here and install Justoffs classic addons archive 1.2.2
https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive/releases
Search in the archive for "Settings Page Protection 1.0.3".
I have never tried this extension but it apparently adds password protection to the preferences page.
Don't know if that will help you though.
There is also "Settings Protection 1.0.5".
https://github.com/JustOff/ca-archive/releases
Search in the archive for "Settings Page Protection 1.0.3".
I have never tried this extension but it apparently adds password protection to the preferences page.
Don't know if that will help you though.
There is also "Settings Protection 1.0.5".
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Thank you!
Also appreciate any other suggestions from anyone.
Best regards, John
Also appreciate any other suggestions from anyone.
Best regards, John
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
What about giving other users their own user account in windows? Means everyone's settings are protected and everyone can have his own settings and extensions. Not only for the broser but for (almost) all applications and for the user files.johnb wrote: Also appreciate any other suggestions from anyone.
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Hi, Thanks for responding!karlkracher wrote:What about giving other users their own user account in windows? Means everyone's settings are protected and everyone can have his own settings and extensions. Not only for the broser but for (almost) all applications and for the user files.johnb wrote: Also appreciate any other suggestions from anyone.
Unfortunately, your solution, while a good one, won't work in my situation because the lockdown of preferences is for PM on my wife's computer with no other users. Left to her own devices, she has a tendency to screw up her settings, & I'm tired of endlessly having to redo them!
Best regards, John
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Copy a profile of hers you are happy with.
When she screws up, restore it.
When she screws up, restore it.
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Thanks doofy!
This is a good idea!
The problem I then have is then preserving all the stuff she legitimately changes:
logins. bookmarks, history, site preferences, cookies, etc.
Best regards, John
This is a good idea!
The problem I then have is then preserving all the stuff she legitimately changes:
logins. bookmarks, history, site preferences, cookies, etc.
Best regards, John
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
I think all you need to save is the "prefs.js" file.
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
You could use a user.js file to preserve your settings. If you do not have a chrome editor installed, it would be inconvenient for another user to change the settings.
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Re: How to "lock down" PM Settings
Thank you all!
Appreciate your suggestions!
Best regards, John
Appreciate your suggestions!
Best regards, John