Closed Bug 2065138 Opened 1 month ago Closed 1 month ago

Firefox startup no longer honors default browser policies

Categories

(Firefox :: Enterprise Policies, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Enterprise Policies
Type:
defect

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Milestone:
156 Branch
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox-esr153 --- fixed
firefox156 --- fixed

People

(Reporter: mkaply, Assigned: mkaply)

Details

Attachments

(3 files)

Bug 2065138 - Honor checkDefaultBrowser pref for campaign set default actions r?#omc-reviewers
48 bytes, text/x-phabricator-request
Details | Review
Bug 2065138 - Enforce setDefaultBrowser policy in ShellService r?nalexander
48 bytes, text/x-phabricator-request
Details | Review
Bug 2065138 - Honor checkDefaultBrowser pref for campaign set default actions
48 bytes, text/x-phabricator-request
phab-bot
: approval-mozilla-esr153+
Details | Review

When you start Firefox with a new profile on Windows, we get all the stuff asking to set the default browser regardless of the policy settings (Both DontCheckDefaultBrowser and DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled)

Assignee: nobody → mozilla
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/c18a404c06a5
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/0de1c7cb1036

Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 1 month ago
status-firefox156: --- → fixed
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → 156 Branch

Did you want to nominate this for the Fx156 relnotes? If so, set the relnote-firefox flag to "?"
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Release_Notes_Nomination

Possible wording:

Fixed the DontCheckDefaultBrowser and DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled policies being ignored when Firefox started with a new profile.

Flags: needinfo?(mozilla)

Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: Fixed a policy problem
[Affects Firefox for Android]: No
[Suggested wording]: Fixed the DontCheckDefaultBrowser and DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled policies being ignored when Firefox started with a new profile.
[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:

Should go in the enterprise section.

relnote-firefox: --- → ?
Flags: needinfo?(mozilla)

Thanks, added to the Fx156 nightly release notes, please allow 30 minutes for the site to update.

relnote-firefox: ? → 156+

firefox-esr153 Uplift Approval Request

  • User impact if declined/Reason for urgency: Enterprise only issue, match 156 code
  • Code covered by automated testing?: yes
  • Fix verified in Nightly?: yes
  • Needs manual QE testing?: no
  • Steps to reproduce for manual QE testing:
  • Risk associated with taking this patch: low
  • Explanation of risk level: Policy only
  • String changes made/needed?: None
  • Is Android affected?: no
Attachment #9632845 - Flags: approval-mozilla-esr153?
Attachment #9632845 - Flags: approval-mozilla-esr153? → approval-mozilla-esr153+
QA Whiteboard: [qa-triage-done-c157/b156]
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