Updates for new locked-homepage option on Startpage

[policy-templates.git] / README.md

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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **You should use the [officially released versions](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/releases) if you are deploying changes.**
 
 
 **You should use the [officially released versions](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/releases) if you are deploying changes.**
 

-Policies can be specified using the [Group Policy templates on Windows](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/windows), [Intune on Windows](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/managing-firefox-intune), [configuration profiles on macOS](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/mac), 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.
+Policies can be specified using the [Group Policy templates on Windows](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/windows), [Intune on Windows](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/managing-firefox-intune), [configuration profiles on macOS](https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/tree/master/mac), 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 or you can specify system-wide policy by placing the file in `/etc/firefox/policies`.

 
 | Policy Name | Description
 | --- | --- |
 
 | Policy Name | Description
 | --- | --- |


@@ -2479,7 +2479,9 @@ Configure the default homepage and how Firefox starts.
 
 `StartPage` is how Firefox starts. The choices are no homepage, the default homepage or the previous session.
 
 
 `StartPage` is how Firefox starts. The choices are no homepage, the default homepage or the previous session.
 

-**Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60 (StartPage was added in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60.4)\
+With Firefox 78, an additional option as added for `Startpage`, `homepage-locked`. This allows for locking the homepage, but still allowing the user to choose whether or not they want to restore their session.
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60 (StartPage was added in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60.4, homepage-locked added in Firefox 78)\

 **CCK2 Equivalent:** `homePage`,`lockHomePage`\
 **Preferences Affected:** `browser.startup.homepage`,`browser.startup.page`
 
 **CCK2 Equivalent:** `homePage`,`lockHomePage`\
 **Preferences Affected:** `browser.startup.homepage`,`browser.startup.page`
 


@@ -2489,7 +2491,7 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\URL = "https://example.com"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Additional\1 = "https://example.org"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Additional\2 = "https://example.edu"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Additional\1 = "https://example.org"
 Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\Additional\2 = "https://example.edu"

-Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\StartPage = "none" | "homepage" |  "previous-session"
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Homepage\StartPage = "none" | "homepage" | "previous-session" | "homepage-locked"

 ```
 #### Windows (Intune)
 OMA-URI:
 ```
 #### Windows (Intune)
 OMA-URI:


@@ -2538,7 +2540,7 @@ Value (string):
       <string>http://example.edu</string>
     </array>
     <key>StartPage</key>
       <string>http://example.edu</string>
     </array>
     <key>StartPage</key>

-    <string>none | homepage | previous-session</string>
+    <string>none | homepage | previous-session | homepage-locked</string>

   </dict>
 </dict>
 ```
   </dict>
 </dict>
 ```


@@ -2551,7 +2553,7 @@ Value (string):
       "Locked": true | false,
       "Additional": ["http://example.org/",
                      "http://example.edu/"],
       "Locked": true | false,
       "Additional": ["http://example.org/",
                      "http://example.edu/"],

-      "StartPage": "none" | "homepage" | "previous-session"
+      "StartPage": "none" | "homepage" | "previous-session" | "homepage-locked"

     }
   }
 }
     }
   }
 }