I know this works on Windows, I have yet to test it on Mac. FYI we're
working on an MDN document for this currently.
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Install Steps:
1) Find the Firefox installation on the local system (May be multiple
installs)
2) Open all the files under
(Firefox install)\defaults\pref
and search for a single text line entry in each that starts with:
pref('general.config.filename'
if the text line is found, parse the string to identify the currently in use
Auto Config file name -
pref('general.config.filename', 'firefox.cfg');
Note, this line may not match exactly. Keying off of
'general.config.filename' might be best since variations may exist (single
vs. double quotes, whitespace, etc.). The goal here is to identify if an
auto configuration file has already been installed. This is something
enterprise admins may wish to add.
3) If no Auto Config setting was found, create a new js file (any name will
do.. forcepoint.js would work) in the 'pref' directory and add the following
text to it:
pref('general.config.filename', 'firefox.cfg'); // any name will do, but
only one file can be defined
pref('general.config.obscure_value', 0);
This configuration defines an auto configuration file we can use to define
custom settings controlling web extensions installation.
4) Add the Auto Config file to the binary folder of Firefox as specified in
the 'general.config.filename' setting:
(Firefox install)\firefox.cfg
5) Open the Auto Config file and append the following text:
// empty comment up top - must be here
defaultPref("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0);
defaultPref("extensions.enabledScopes", 15);
This change will allow the loading of add-ons without prompting the user.
8) Install the signed WebExtension to a location on the system and register
it using platform specific methods.
9) Launch Firefox, the WebExtension should be running.
-----Original Message-----
From: Enterprise [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian
Thomas
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 9:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Mozilla Enterprise] Administratively Install and Enable Extensions
Is it possible to administratively install and enable extensions
(specifically webex and uBlock Origin) for Firefox ESR 52.2?
I have determined that I can get the plugin to install for all users by
dropping the XPI file of the extension in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla
Firefox\browser\extensions" however the extension will be disabled until the
end user manually enables it. Furthermore, if the user attempts to install
the same plugin for their user profile, installation will silently fail
because and the plugin will remain disabled.
In our environment we control Firefox updates so updating autoconfig.cfg
isn't an issue.
Thank you in advance for any guidance.
- Brian Thomas
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