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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

Do "ESR Only" settings still work on non-ESR via .cfg file? Does GPO 'win' in this case?

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AnotherBlake
AnotherBlake
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Hello,

We deploy Firefox with updates disabled by mozilla.cfg, but now the app is updating automatically.

  • Mozilla.cfg - settings correct here
  • Prefs.Js - shows update settings are not applied
  • User.js - does not exist

In particular, the settings of auto-update, homepage, and similar ones noted as "ESR Only" have been ignored.

But those settings should be still working via Autoconfig, right?

\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\Mozilla.cfg: 

 // Disable application auto-update
 lockPref("app.update.auto", false);
 lockPref("app.update.backgroundErrors", 2);
 lockPref("app.update.disable_button.showUpdateHistory", false);
 lockPref("app.update.enabled", false);
 lockPref("app.update.service.enabled", false);
 (..and more)

\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js: 

 pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
 pref("general.config.filename", "Mozilla.cfg");

\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\channel-prefs.js: 

 * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 pref("app.update.channel", "release");
Hello, We deploy Firefox with updates disabled by mozilla.cfg, but now the app is updating automatically. * Mozilla.cfg - settings correct here * Prefs.Js - shows update settings are not applied * User.js - does not exist In particular, the settings of auto-update, homepage, and similar ones noted as "ESR Only" have been ignored. * https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md But those settings should be still working via Autoconfig, right? \Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\Mozilla.cfg: // Disable application auto-update lockPref("app.update.auto", false); lockPref("app.update.backgroundErrors", 2); lockPref("app.update.disable_button.showUpdateHistory", false); lockPref("app.update.enabled", false); lockPref("app.update.service.enabled", false); (..and more) \Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js: pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); pref("general.config.filename", "Mozilla.cfg"); \Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\channel-prefs.js: * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ pref("app.update.channel", "release");

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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Your issue to figure out a new cfg file, g'luck

Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates <Windows Only>

Further you can rename Updater.exe to updater-old.exe

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

Chris Ilias
Chris Ilias
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Hi Blake, According to your data, you're using Firefox 59.0. Is your question about a deployment of Firefox ESR, not the version you're using?

cor-el
cor-el
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The filename is usually mozilla.cfg and not Mozilla.cfg. Also make sure that both files start with a comment line (//) because the first line is ignored for security reasons. You can use the mozilla.cfg file in the Firefox program folder to initialize (set/lock) preferences and run privileged JavaScript code. 

//
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

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