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Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings

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Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> Wrote in message:

> I have recently set up a shared desktop PC with Internet access.  It is 
> running Firefox and the OS is Ubuntu 22.04.  I want to restrict certain 
> sites so added a Firefox extension called "Block Site".  I wanted this 
> extension to be unremovable so followed some instructions for creating a 
> policies.json file that was placed in the "distribution" folder of the 
> Firefox installation location.  This worked and anywhere  options 
> existed for extension removal were greyed out.  However, much to my 
> dismay, after testing the extension, I find that it is only blocking 
> websites  if the option to "run in private windows" is "allowed".  By 
> simply clicking "don't allow" nothing is blocked so setting up a 
> password within the extension and making the extension unremovable were 
> wasted efforts.
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't have much time before the PC is open for shared 
> use.  Is there any way I can simply lock the settings within the "Block 
> Site" extension to not allow user access?  All I'd need to do is to make 
> sure that the "allow to run in private windows" setting is locked and 
> cannot be changed.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> JD
> 

This?
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/block-website/>

Try adding this to your policy file:
{ "policies": { "DisablePrivateBrowsing": true } }

I'm not sure if that still works.
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any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 06:18 -0400
  Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 15:05 +0100
    Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 12:59 -0400
      Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 19:22 +0100
        Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Jackson Durmott <jdurmott55655@enau.net> - 2025-04-08 15:11 -0400
          Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-08 22:34 +0200
            Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Frank Miller <miller@posteo.ee> - 2025-04-08 23:15 +0200
        Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2025-04-08 21:54 +0100
  Re: any way to freeze Firefox extension settings Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-04-11 05:57 +0000

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