-Policies can either be specified using the Group Policy templates or by creating a file called policies.json. On Windows, create a directory called distribution where the EXE is located and place the file there. On Mac, the file goes into Firefox.app/Content/Resources/distribution.
+Policies can either be specified using the Group Policy templates or by creating a file called `policies.json`. On Windows, create a directory called `distribution` where the EXE is located and place the file there. On Mac, the file goes into `Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/distribution`. On Linux, the file goes into `firefox/distribution`, where `firefox` is the installation directory for firefox, which varies by distribution.
The content of the JSON file should look like this:
```
}
}
```
-Policies are documented below. Note that even though comments are used in this file for documentation, comments are not allowed for JSON files.
+Policies are documented below.
+
+
+**Note**: though comments are used in this readme file for documentation, comments are not valid in actual JSON files. Remove all comments before attempting to deploy.
Some of the policies are only available on the ESR for security reasons. These policies are marked ESR only.
}
```
### Certificates
-This is a Windows only policy that tells Firefox to read certificates from the Windows certificate store.
+If this Windows only policy is set to true, Firefox reads certificates from the Windows certificate store.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableMasterPasswordCreation
-This policy removes the master password functionality if set to true.
+If this policy is set to true, the master password functionality is removed.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableFeedbackCommands
-This policy disables the menus for reporting sites (Submit Feedback, Report Deceptive Site)
+This policy disables the menus for reporting sites (Submit Feedback, Report Deceptive Site).
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableFirefoxScreenshots
-This policy removes access to Firefox Screenshots
+This policy removes access to Firefox Screenshots.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableFirefoxAccounts
-This policy disables Sync
+This policy disables Sync.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableFirefoxStudies
-This policy disables Firefox studies (Shield)
+This policy disables Firefox studies (Shield).
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableForgetButton
-This policy disables the "Forget" button
+This policy disables the "Forget" button.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableFormHistory
-This policy turns off the browser.formfill.enable preferences
+This policy turns off the browser.formfill.enable preferences.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisablePocket
-This policy turns off Pocket
+This policy turns off Pocket.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisablePrivateBrowsing
-This policy removes access to private browsing
+This policy removes access to private browsing.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableProfileImport
-This policy disables the"Import data from another browser" option in the bookmarks window.
+This policy disables the "Import data from another browser" option in the bookmarks window.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisableSafeMode
-This policy disables safe mode on Windows only
+This policy disables safe mode on Windows only.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisplayBookmarksToolbar
-This policy turns on the bookmarks toolbar by default. A user can still turn it off and it will stay off.
+This policy turns on the bookmarks toolbar by default. A user can still turn it off, and it will stay off.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### DisplayMenuBar
-This policy turns on the menubar by default. A user can still turn it off and it will stay off.
+This policy turns on the menubar by default. A user can still turn it off, and it will stay off.
```
{
"policies": {
### EnableTrackingProtection
This policy affects tracking protection.
-If this policy is not configured, tracking protection is not enabled by default in the browser but it is enabled by default in private browsing and the user can change it.
+If this policy is not configured, tracking protection is not enabled by default in the browser, but it is enabled by default in private browsing and the user can change it.
If Value is set to false, tracking protection is disabled and locked in both the browser and private browsing.
"Value": [true, false],
"Locked": [true, false]
}
+}
```
### Extensions (ESR only)
-This policy controls the install, uninstall and locking of extensions. Locked extensions cannot be disabled or uninstalled.
-For Install, you can specify a list of URLs or paths.
+This policy controls the installation, uninstallation and locking of extensions. Locked extensions cannot be disabled or uninstalled.
+For Install, you specify a list of URLs or paths.
For Uninstall and Locked, you specify extension IDs.
```
{
"Uninstall": ["addon_id@mozilla.org"],
"Locked": ["addon_id@mozilla.org"]
}
+}
```
### NoDefaultBookmarks
-Don't create the default bookmarks or the Smart Bookmarks (Most Visited, Recent Tags). Note: this policy is only effective if used before the first run of the profile.
+This policy prevents the default bookmarks or the Smart Bookmarks (Most Visited, Recent Tags) from being created. Note: this policy is only effective if used before the first run of the profile.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### PopupBlocking
-This policy sets domains for which pop-up windows are allowed. It also set the default pop-up policy
+This policy sets domains for which pop-up windows are allowed. It also sets the default pop-up policy.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### OverrideFirstRunPage (ESR only)
-This policy allowed you to override the first run page. If you leave the URL blank, the first run page will not be displayed.
+This policy allows you to override the first run page. If you leave the URL blank, the first run page will not be displayed.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### OverridePostUpdatePage (ESR only)
-This policy allowed you to override the upgrade page page. If you leave the URL blank, the upgrade page will not be displayed.
+This policy allows you to override the upgrade page. If you leave the URL blank, the upgrade page will not be displayed.
```
{
"policies": {
}
```
### Bookmarks
-This policy allows you to specify bookmarks. You can have any number of bookmarks although only ten are specified in the ADMX file.
+This policy allows you to specify bookmarks. You can have any number of bookmarks, although only ten are specified in the ADMX file.
Placement can be specified as either toolbar or menu. If a folder is specified, it is automatically created and bookmarks with the
same folder name are grouped together.
}
```
### WebsiteFilter (ESR only)
-Blocks websites from being visited. The parameters take an array of Match Patterns, as documented in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Match_patterns. Only http/https accesses are supported at the moment. The arrays are limited to 1000 entries each.
+This policy blocks websites from being visited. The parameters take an array of Match Patterns, as documented in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Match_patterns. Only http/https addresses are supported at the moment. The arrays are limited to 1000 entries each.
```
{
"policies": {
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