#!/usr/bin/perl
#
# Wrapper to protect firefox --safe-mode from abuse...
if ( $ARGV[0]=~/\-\-safe-mode/ )
{
print "Safe mode protected, request denied...\n";
}
else
{
print "Running firefox in normal mode...\n";
exec "/usr/bin/firefox-actual";
}
Is a simple perl script I wrote as a wrapper.
I moved /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/firefox-actual.
The only problem I see is that someone can do
firefox-actual --safe-mode.
On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 12:21 -0700, Michael Robinson wrote:
> How can one restrict who can use firefox in safe mode?
> Extensions like Procon::Latte are pointless if everyone
> can switch to safe mode and uninstall it. Has anyone
> restricted firefox by creating a wrapper for it and
> hiding the actual firefox executable? Is there any
> way to fix firefox safe mode so that you can't access
> sites that aren't local to the computer? Firefox safe
> mode isn't very safe, the developers of firefox should
> seriously consider redesigning it.
>
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