Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

Le samedi 29 janvier 2022 à 20:30:05 UTC+1, pk a écrit : > Hello didier, > > Does the policies.json mechanism you are referring to allow users to > customize the search engine back to Google? > > Thanks Sorry, I'm no admin and don't use these policies, so I don't know

Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

Hello didier, Does the policies.json mechanism you are referring to allow users to customize the search engine back to Google? Thanks

Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

Hello, A possible way to do what you want seems to be described here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson and here (look at "SearchEngines -> Default"): https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md

Changing default search engine systemwide

I want to set DuckDuckGo as the default search engine for new users, and allow each user to switch back to Google, if desired. But .mozilla/firefox/.default-esr/prefs.js hard-codes browser.urlbar.placeholderName to Google, so setting it in /etc/firefox-esr/my_settings.js won't work. The new users