manage settings via policy about kiosk

[matt-cook]

official policy format: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/configuring-policy-for-extensions

[matt-cook]

scheme defined here: https://developer.chrome.com/apps/manifest/storage

[matt-cook]

currently no way to debug this locally without management console: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23555197/how-do-i-define-a-policy-value-for-a-chrome-extension-using-the-managed-storage

[matt-cook]

branch specific to this issue: https://github.com/zebradog/kiosk/tree/config-upload

[NoSubstitute]

Any hope of this becoming a reality any time soon?
Setting up a room, or many rooms, full of Chromebooks and students, five minutes before exam commences, using the manual method isn't quite going to cut it.

There needs to be a way to tell the Kiosk where to go, without touching each and every Chromebook. Well, really setup all settings.

I should just have to move them to the right Kiosk OU.

[matt-cook]

We're working on this currently, it won't be in the version we're releasing this month but is a fairly high priority. If you need it sooner, please contact us.

[NoSubstitute]

Any progress?

[trevoriancox]

I have got this working for the settings: 'url', 'host','port','username','password'. But in @matt-cook 's branch work has started on the 'schedule' setting only:

zebradog@076d35e

Shall we clarify for this issue what settings are intended?

[trevoriancox]

Another spec question: Should group policy override chrome.storage.local, or chrome.storage.local override group policy?

[matt-cook]

thanks @trevoriancox! This has been pretty high on the priority list for a while. I'd suggest we follow Microsoft's group policy precedence order: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785665(v=ws.10).aspx and allow group policy to override local.

Feel free to submit a PR whenever it looks good.

[matt-cook]

This issue was moved to https://discuss.kiosk.cook.company/t/manage-settings-via-policy/153