2018932 - Provide more diagnostic information in about:policies#errors

Status: NEW

(Enterprise Products :: Firefox, enhancement)

Description

[Brian Thomas Smith [:bsmth]]

Attachment: error running

Currently, it's difficult to diagnose what went wrong when there are policy problems.

STR:

{
  "policies": {
    "Preferences": {
      "browser.policies.test.nonexistent": { "Status": "locked" }
    }
  }
}

Result: one row, containing the literal string Error running.

Expectation: the row names the policy and the reason, so the administrator can tell which of their policies failed.

Comment 1

[Brian Thomas Smith [:bsmth]]

Minor update that I can see more detailed errors when a policy is misconfigured, such as the policy name -> enabletrackingprotection mentions some parameters were incorrect, although not which ones or how to recover from it. "Error running" still applies in that it could provide more information or context.