[Bug 1975853] [NEW] Firefox does not respect policies.json file anymore.

[momcilo78]

Public bug reported:

I use ansible to deploy policies.json file into
/usr/lib/firefox/distribution/ folder in order to ensure that all family
users use the same set of plugins on all of the ubuntu machines we have.

I found that in ubuntu 22.04 this is not the case anymore.

If I open the following page in firefox: about:policies I get the
following message:

The Enterprise Policies service is inactive.

Please advise if this is intended and if there is a replacement
mechanism.

Note: I visited the documentation of mozilla and could not find anything
on this subject related to linux.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: firefox 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-33.34-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu May 26 18:12:34 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
Snap.Changes:
 ID   Status  Spawn                      Ready                      Summary
 3    Done    2022-05-26T12:01:32+02:00  2022-05-26T12:02:14+02:00  Auto-refresh 4 snaps
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy wayland-session

** Description changed:

  I use ansible to deploy policies.json file into
  /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/ folder in order to ensure that all family
  users use the same set of plugins on all of the ubuntu machines we have.
  
  I found that in ubuntu 22.04 this is not the case anymore.
  
  If I open the following page in firefox: about:policies I get the
  following message:
  
  The Enterprise Policies service is inactive.
  
- Please advice if this is intended and if there is a replacement
+ Please advise if this is intended and if there is a replacement
  mechanism.
  
  Note: I visited the documentation of mozilla and could not find anything
  on this subject related to linux.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: firefox 1:1snap1-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-33.34-generic 5.15.30
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu May 26 18:12:34 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-26 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
  Snap.Changes:
-  ID   Status  Spawn                      Ready                      Summary
-  3    Done    2022-05-26T12:01:32+02:00  2022-05-26T12:02:14+02:00  Auto-refresh 4 snaps
+  ID   Status  Spawn                      Ready                      Summary
+  3    Done    2022-05-26T12:01:32+02:00  2022-05-26T12:02:14+02:00  Auto-refresh 4 snaps
  SourcePackage: firefox
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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