Firefox preferences

Hey,


A few months back I altered my Firefox preferences and deployed them through the server using Home Directory Helper...


It worked great - but now i want to do the same again (but just alter the homepage) but I have a problem - I've forgot how to do it! And like a numpty I didn't bookmark the site that explained how to do it. I've Googled it, but it doesn't come up with an answer.


I can remember as much as changing the preferences in a new account, and somehow copying these new preferences to all the users HomeDirectory on the server using Home Directory Helper.


If anyone could help me out with this, it will be very much apprechaited and I will pay you with virtual sweets!


Many thanks,


Nick

Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on May 12, 2011 7:09 AM

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May 12, 2011 9:04 AM in response to Nickolie

If your users all have network based home directories, then you should just use MCX Records to set the firefox prefs.


First off you'll need to set up Firefox on the computer that you're running Workgroup Manager to be just the way you want your users to have it. Quit firefox after you've set it up.


In WGM, select the group or user that you want to apply the prefs to.

Click on Preferences.

At the top of the window, click the details tab.


At the bottom left of the list, click the + button.


A sheet will open up. Navigate to your ~/Library/Preferences and select the firefox plist file that's in there. It'll probably be called org.mozilla.firefox.plist.


For the "Manage imported preferences:" choose always.


Click add.


That should do it!

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