Just voted for this bug. We are locking certain prefs in the default installation (for example browser and extension updates are done via packages, so we diable eg "app.update.enabled").
Debian is shipping a patch in their packages, Ubuntu isn't (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/623844). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/623844 Title: lockpref not honored in /etc/thunderbird/pref/thunderbird.js Status in Mozilla Thunderbird Mail and News: In Progress Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: thunderbird appended /etc/thunderbird/pref/thunderbird.js with the following line: lockpref("app.update.enabled", false); When starting Thunderbird and checking the config app.update.enabled is set to false, but can be edited by the user. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: thunderbird 3.0.6+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 25 09:58:43 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=de_DE.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: thunderbird To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/thunderbird/+bug/623844/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp