Remove Privacy from Jabber for Windows options

[Nathan Compton]

I have a customer requesting to disable Privacy so that users can not block users from adding them as contacts.  I see in the Jabber for Windows 11.0 deployment guide, you can do this in a Webex deployment:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/11_0/CJAB_BK_D657A25F_00_deployment-installation-guide-jabber-110/CJAB_BK_D657A25F_00_deployment-installation-guide-jabber-110_chapter_0110.html#JABW_TK_CF137A11_00

Is it possible to disable Privacy in an on-premises IM&P deployment?

[Jaime Valencia]

Not AFAIK, you use the .xml for most settings for on-prem and I don't see anything to do that

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/jabber/11_0/CJAB_BK_C1247C0B_00_cisco-jabber-parameters-reference-guide.html

[Manish Gogna · Accepted solution]

Hi Nathan,

Officially its not supported, please check the following enhancement

https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCuo06018/?reffering_site=dumpcr

Jabber for Windows - Enhancement request to disable privacy settings

CSCuo06018

You can try an unsupported option though as explained in the following post

https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/11764816/removing-privacy-options-jabber-windows-clients

Manish

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[Nathan Compton]

Thanks Manish!  That enhancement bug is exactly what I needed to go back to the customer with!