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Is there any method of telling the software to look at a network location for the mozilla.cfg

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  • Last reply by cor-el

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I run in a locked down environment, and I would like to know if there is a way to have a central mozilla.cfg file stored on a network location. This is for ease of management. I know you can obviously push out a mozilla.cfg to the normal location via log in script but I have a need to have the file redirected to a network location. TIA.

I run in a locked down environment, and I would like to know if there is a way to have a central mozilla.cfg file stored on a network location. This is for ease of management. I know you can obviously push out a mozilla.cfg to the normal location via log in script but I have a need to have the file redirected to a network location. TIA.

Modified by spiderrinaldi

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hello, according to some internet entries you can load a configuration file on a server through this line in the mozilla.cfg set up in the program folder:

lockPref("autoadmin.global_config_url", "http://example.com/mozilla.cfg");

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It would need to point to a static drive letter. Can I use something like lockPref("autoadmin.global_config_url", "file://F:/firefox/mozilla.cfg"); ?

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just tested it & this works for me - but only when i kept the first line in the.cfg file empty (edit: referring to the mozilla.cfg, that is situated in the program folder):

lockPref("autoadmin.global_config_url", "file:///F:/firefox/mozilla.cfg");

Modified by philipp

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hey there.

both methodes dont work :/

i want to store the mozilla.cfg file on a network server..

lockPref("autoadmin.global_config_url", "file:///F:/firefox/mozilla.cfg"); and lockPref("autoadmin.global_config_url", "http://example.com/mozilla.cfg");

didnt work.. i dont lockdown the proxy settings on the clients.. please help me i search since 1 week :/

greetz Marsich

Modified by marsich

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