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Settings not saved when restarting browser

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The "Search for text when you start typing" option causes issues for me on a lot of sites. I turn it off in settings but when I restart the browser, it resets to enabled. How do I make it save this setting.

Version 102.5.0esr 64-bit on Gentoo Linux

The "Search for text when you start typing" option causes issues for me on a lot of sites. I turn it off in settings but when I restart the browser, it resets to enabled. How do I make it save this setting. Version 102.5.0esr 64-bit on Gentoo Linux

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It's unlikely that you have a policy but you could check about:policies. You might also check whether you have an autoconfig file. The third article linked below may help.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save