How to make firefox use adobe reader from mozila.cfg

Hello,
I'm using FF 24.4 (enterprise version). I need to configure FF to open PDF files with Adobe Reader and not from plugin. I need to do it for very large number of users. So I suppose it should be done from mozila.cfg, but I can't find the right configuration. Please help.

You would at least disable the built-in PDF Viewer (pdfjs.disabled pref)
If you do not want to use a plugin in Firefox the you need plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types to include application/pdf as well. 
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/disable-built-pdf-viewer-and-use-another-viewer 
You can also disable the Adobe PDF plugin (plugin.state.nppdf = 0)
Should users be able to change this choice?
<pre><nowiki>//
lockPref("pdfjs.disabled", true);
lockPref("plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types", "application/pdf");
lockPref("plugin.state.nppdf", 0);</nowiki></pre>

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