about:permissions doesn't remember changes

[Ben Pearre]

I went to about:config and changed plugins.click_to_play to true, as instructed at e.g. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/956759

Now I'd like youtube to play without clicking. I go to about:permissions, find youtube.com and www.youtube.com, and set Plugins to "Allow". Now go to youtube, and ask it to show me something. It sits there, waiting for me to click on the player window as instructed by plugins.click_to_play. Huh? Go back to about:permissions, and find out that Plugins under www.youtube.com has been reset to Always Ask.

Expected behaviour: about:permissions should save my changes, and www.youtube.com (e.g.) should stop asking for permission to play videos.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: firefox 21.0+build2-0ubuntu0.13.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-22.33-generic 3.8.11
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-22-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: bwp 4240 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: bwp 4240 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20130512193848
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Sat Jun 1 14:57:15 2013
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-18 (14 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.1.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static
 10.1.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 10.1.1.10 metric 9
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
MarkForUpload: True
PrefSources:
 prefs.js
 [Profile]/extensions/{f69e22c7-bc50-414a-9269-0f5c344cd94c}/defaults/preferences/defaults.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=21.0/20130512193848 (In use)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 google-talkplugin 3.19.1.0-1
 icedtea-7-plugin 1.3.2-1ubuntu1
 totem-mozilla 3.6.3-0ubuntu6
 rhythmbox-mozilla 2.98-0ubuntu5
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/08/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7LETC7WW (2.27 )
dmi.board.name: 6465CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7LETC7WW(2.27):bd04/08/2010:svnLENOVO:pn6465CTO:pvrThinkPadT61:rvnLENOVO:rn6465CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 6465CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T61
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu and Firefox since that time.

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Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

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[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]