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How to password-protect the "Mozilla firefox" in ubuntu 11.04 so that none can access internet from my pc without my permission???

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rjrj
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I use ubuntu 11.04. I have little brothers and i don't want them to access internet from my pc. SO, i want to password-protect my Mozilla firefox so that they can't access internet without my permissinon.

IS THERE ANY WAY???

I use ubuntu 11.04. I have little brothers and i don't want them to access internet from my pc. SO, i want to password-protect my Mozilla firefox so that they can't access internet without my permissinon. IS THERE ANY WAY???

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islesfan15
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i have thi problem too

Martin Catudal
Martin Catudal
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Hi, I found a simple and basic answer for your problem that's was mine. I'ts a .xpi ; an extension of addons of Firefox.

http://freeshell.de/~kaosmos/profilepassword-en.html

Sincerely, Martin

Modified by Martin Catudal

cor-el
cor-el
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Be aware that an extension can simply be bypassed by starting Firefox in Save mode.

If you want to block internet access then you need to do that at Operating System level.