Not everything can be done with policies.jso/GPO yet, so mixed system
with autoconfig and those are usually required if your current
autoconfig is a bit complex. Main thing that absolutely requires
policies.json/GPO is denying FF update. Those preferences are
removed/have no effect in 68 so you can't use autoconfig for that.
Pretty much everything else in basic pref-setting autoconfig still works.
I would add the MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES=1 with GPO in users registry well
before updating so you avoid extra profile mess.
Timo Pietilä
On 21.11.2019 15.36, Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) wrote:
Thx for the answers. So...
- In all cases (new versions, x32 to x64, ...) you recommend to
uninstall the actual version prior to install the new one (so never
updating).
- To migrate 52 to 68 I need to install first version 60. Is it possible
to update the profile without user interaction or I've to install 60,
wait users to open Firefox, and after that install 68? How can I do it
with SCCM?
- To avoid problems with new profiles I need to set the
MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES. How do you do it with SCCM? Executing a script with
a "SET MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES=1" for example?
- Actually we use AutoConfig and I'd like to migrate to Group Policies
or use policies.json.
With AutoConfig and batch scripting it's possible to detect the Firefox
version and do different things depending on it (for example installing
one or another extensions for compatible reasons). Is it possible with
new methods?
- Before the end of the migrating process we will have some computers
with version 52, others with 60 and others with 68. Which problems can I
have? Do you think is it better to continue using AutoConfig before we
have all computers migrated to version 68?
- Now we've the autoconfig file (mozilla.cfg) in a shared web server, so
every computer load before starting. If we need to change a preference
is very easy, and we only need to modify mozilla.cfg and restart
Firefox. Is it not possible to have the policies.json file in a shared
web server like this?
Do you think this could be a good migrating process?
1. Uninstall 52 > Install 60
2. Uninstall 60 > Install 68 x64
3. Remove AutoConfig and use GPO
Thx!
El 20/11/2019 a les 18:33, Mike Kaply ha escrit:
Yeah, definitely need to go to 60 before 68 or you will lose
history/bookmarks (changes to the database).
And if you uninstall 32/reinstall 64, the directory name will be an
issue unless you use Program Files (x86) for both.
I did add a GPO for LegacyProfiles for Windows only. Other platforms,
you need to set the environment variable
Mike
On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:55 AM Kris Lou via Enterprise
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Also, the change to x64 will likely run afoul of "one profiles per
installation," where by installing to a different location
(%programfiles% vs %programfiles(x86)%) will cause Firefox to
create a NEW user profile, per user. Setting the environmental
variable "MOZ_LEGACY_PROFILES" (to 1, or anything) will avoid
this, but I don't recall if it made it to GPO.
Kris Lou
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM James M. Pulver
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I will say, I had major profile issues going on (one) PC from
ESR52 to
68. You need to have v60 migrate the user profiles before
going to 68 or
will need to delete all the user profiles before going to 68.
--
James Pulver
CLASSE Computer Group
Cornell University
On 11/20/19 7:22 AM, Dimas Streich (Informàtica Trueta) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Actually we've Firefox 52 ESR installed on over a 1500 PCs
and I want to
> update to 68 ESR.
>
> When distributing Firefox with SCCM, is it more secure to
update
> previous version by installing the new version over it, or
is it better
> to previously uninstall the old version? I've read people
doing one or
> other thing, but is there an official recommendation?
>
> Plus that, I'd like to update the x32 versions to x64 where
is possible.
> In this case, is it always better to uninstall the x32 version?
>
> Thx
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