Are there any instructions for locking preferences in Firefox 8? I need to prevent users amending the proxy settings.
Created byteshifted mozilla.cfg file called by local-settings.js with line: lock_Pref("network.proxy.type", 0);
Whilst I can launch firefox with no errors, the proxy settings are still available.
Also is it possible to set user preferences and lock them within the same mozilla.cfg file?
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The name of the function is lockPref().
Also make sure that the first line is a comment line(//)
//
lockPref("network.proxy.type", 0);
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You can use these functions in mozilla.cfg:
defaultPref(); // set new default value pref(); // set pref, but allow changes in current session lockPref(); // lock pref, disallow changesRead this answer in context 👍 0
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The name of the function is lockPref().
Also make sure that the first line is a comment line(//)
//
lockPref("network.proxy.type", 0);
See:
You can use these functions in mozilla.cfg:
defaultPref(); // set new default value pref(); // set pref, but allow changes in current session lockPref(); // lock pref, disallow changes
As well as having an incorrect underscore in the function name I was also byteshifting the mozilla.cfg file. When I amended the function name and left the file in clear text the proxy settings were locked. It won't work with the byteshifted file. Thanks for your help.