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Firefox GPO's extension settings not working

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craig.mcphail
craig.mcphail

I am trying to use group policy to block all extensions from being installed and only allow approved extensions.

I have followed the article:

https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/extensionsettings/

And here is my JSON config but it doesnt seem to be working and I can still install any extension.

{ 

 "*": {

"blocked_install_message": "Please email the IT Helpdesk if you think an extension should be unblocked.", "installation_mode": "blocked" }, "com.abr.startapp@adminbyrequest.com": { "installation_mode": "force_installed", "install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/admin-by-request/latest.xpi" } }

Please can anyone advise or confirm if this is a bug.

We are using firefox version 147.0.4 (64-bit)

Thanks

I am trying to use group policy to block all extensions from being installed and only allow approved extensions. I have followed the article: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/extensionsettings/ And here is my JSON config but it doesnt seem to be working and I can still install any extension. { "*": { "blocked_install_message": "Please email the IT Helpdesk if you think an extension should be unblocked.", "installation_mode": "blocked" }, "com.abr.startapp@adminbyrequest.com": { "installation_mode": "force_installed", "install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/admin-by-request/latest.xpi" } } Please can anyone advise or confirm if this is a bug. We are using firefox version 147.0.4 (64-bit) Thanks

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