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From: Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject: Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 23:15:53 +0200
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Frank Miller wrote:
> Jackson Durmott wrote:
>> On 4/8/25 2:22 PM, Dave Royal wrote:
> [..snip..]
>>> 
>>> And in answer to your original question - how to stop the use
>>>   changing the options for an addon - I don't know of a way. You
>>>   could ask the addon author.
>> 
>> Yes, the author has a Github where users can post issues.  If it's 
>> anything like I have experienced in the past with other programs, my 
>> issue would probably never be addressed at all.
> 
> How about making the files and\or folders regarding this addon read only?

P.S.: you could combine this with creating guest account on that PC.
You can configure that account to your likings and everything will be
reset and cleaned after logout.
It's very simple, BTDT:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/hacks-mint.html#ID1