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How to set up certs for default user profile

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I am trying to create a package to install Firefox in our corporate environment that contains our locally issued certificates. We can manually import the certs, but since Firefox is part of our corporate image, I would like to have the certs already installed for users as they open FF for the first time.

I have written a script that installs Firefox 22, copies files customized files into the correct locations, creates a new profile folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile) and copies the cert8.db file into that newly created folder. However, when a user opens FF for the first time, none of our certs are installed. If I close FF, copy the same cert8.db file into the C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random string>.default folder and then re-open FF, the certs are now showing up as installed.

How can I automate this so that every user that opens FF will have the correct certs applied?

This is for the initial install of Firefox. Firefox 22, version 22.0.0.4917 Windows 7, 64-bit

I am trying to create a package to install Firefox in our corporate environment that contains our locally issued certificates. We can manually import the certs, but since Firefox is part of our corporate image, I would like to have the certs already installed for users as they open FF for the first time. I have written a script that installs Firefox 22, copies files customized files into the correct locations, creates a new profile folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile) and copies the cert8.db file into that newly created folder. However, when a user opens FF for the first time, none of our certs are installed. If I close FF, copy the same cert8.db file into the C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<random string>.default folder and then re-open FF, the certs are now showing up as installed. How can I automate this so that every user that opens FF will have the correct certs applied? This is for the initial install of Firefox. Firefox 22, version 22.0.0.4917 Windows 7, 64-bit

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hello keslaa, from firefox 21 on & upwards this information would need to go into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\defaults\profile in order to take effect.

http://mike.kaply.com/2013/05/13/more-major-changes-coming-in-firefox-21/

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hello keslaa, from firefox 21 on & upwards this information would need to go into %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox\browser\defaults\profile in order to take effect.

http://mike.kaply.com/2013/05/13/more-major-changes-coming-in-firefox-21/

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Phillipp,

That was it! Thank you!

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I have the same problem, but sadly that doesn't work for me :( I also save the cert8.db into browser\defaults\profile, but the user profile makes it's own cert8.db

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Hi EbrithilBowser

Does the file work if you manually place it in the profile folder?

Are other files that you place in the browser\defaults\profile copied?

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Yes, it works if i place it manually

There are no other files, but i tried saving another file in the folder, which was copied into the profiles without problems