[Mozilla Enterprise] [EXTERNAL] Inquiry: policies.json on mac

[Jason Jackson]

Hi Victor,

I don't configure certificates, but some Mac-specific things to consider:


*         After you change Firefox.app, Gatekeeper will block it.  You will need to run  xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Firefox.app

*         Firefox.app is a folder, not a file.  Most deployment methods will merge it, not replace it.  This is important to remember, such as when upgrading previous versions that used AutoConfig.

*         Don't forget owners and permissions.  I change Firefox.app and all enclosed items to owner: root, group: wheel, which is the same as the Apple applications.  I also change policies.json to 644.

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Jason Jackson
Computer Systems Technician
North Vancouver School District


From: Enterprise <enterprise-bounces at mozilla.org> On Behalf Of Hoang (US), Victor T
Sent: December 4, 2019 12:13 PM
To: enterprise at mozilla.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Mozilla Enterprise] Inquiry: policies.json on mac

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has experience in configuring policies.json on a mac. I've been following the steps on this page: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/deploying-firefox-customizations-macos , but I need a little more detail/specifics.

I have a policies.json file that I use for windows that I import certificates from another location on the device. On windows, it looks something like this:

  *   "Certificates": {"Install": ["C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla<file://Mozilla> Firefox\\certs\\cert1.cer"]}
     *   (what this means above, is I have a folder called certs in the 32bit installation of windows in the Mozilla Firefox folder, and in the certs folder I have a certificate example called cert1.cer which the policy.json file utilizes when I run firefox)

Could anyone elaborate how the first few lines in the directory should look in macOS? I think it should be an easy/quick edit I'm just not very experienced on this operating system to find its fully qualified directory for the json file to install the certificate.

Thanks,
Victor Hoang | Firefox CM

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