Split the policy refresh rate preference into user- and device-policy refresh rate.

chrome/app/policy/policy_templates.json

 {
 # policy_templates.json - Metafile for policy templates
 #
 # The content of this file is evaluated as a Python expression.
 #
 # This file is used as input to generate the following policy templates:
 # ADM, ADMX+ADML, MCX/plist and html documentation.
 #
 # Policy templates are user interface definitions or documents about the
 # policies that can be used to configure Chrome. Each policy is a name-value
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 #   policy configuration files. 'dynamic_refresh' controls if the generated
 #   documentation should state that the policy supports dynamic refresh or not.
 #   Supporting dynamic refresh means that Chrome respects the changes to the
 #   policy immediately, without the need for restart.
 #
 # IDs:
 #   Since a Protocol Buffer definition is generated from this file, unique and
 #   persistent IDs for all fields (but not for groups!) are needed. These are
 #   specified by the 'id' keys of each policy. NEVER CHANGE EXISTING IDs,
 #   because doing so would break the deployed wire format!
-#   For your editing convenience: highest ID currently used: 87
+#   For your editing convenience: highest ID currently used: 88
 #
 # Placeholders:
 #   The following placeholder strings are automatically substituted:
 #     $1 -> Google Chrome / Chromium
 #     $2 -> Google Chrome OS / Chromium OS
 #     $3 -> Google Chrome Frame / Chromium Frame
 #     $6 is reserved for doc_writer
 #
   'policy_definitions': [
     {
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       Disabling this setting potentially allows web pages to use the WebGL API and plugins to use the Pepper 3D API. The default settings of the browser may still require command line arguments to be passed in order to use these APIs.''',
     },
     {
       'name': 'PolicyRefreshRate',
       'type': 'int',
       'supported_on': ['chrome_os:1.0-'],
       'features': {'dynamic_refresh': 1},
       'example_value': 3600000,
       'id': 56,
-      'caption': '''Policy refresh rate''',
-      'desc': '''Specifies the period in milliseconds at which the device management service is queried for policy information.
+      'caption': '''Refresh rate for user policy''',
+      'desc': '''Specifies the period in milliseconds at which the device management service is queried for user policy information.
 
       Setting this policy overrides the default value of 3 hours. Valid values for this policy are in the range from 30 minutes to 1 day. Any values not in this range will be clamped to the respective boundary.''',
     },
     {
       'name': 'ChromeFrameRendererSettings',
       'type': 'group',
       'caption': '''Default HTML renderer for <ph name="PRODUCT_FRAME_NAME">$3<ex>Google Chrome Frame</ex></ph>''',
       'desc': '''Allows you to configure the default HTML renderer when <ph name="PRODUCT_FRAME_NAME">$3<ex>Google Chrome Frame</ex>
       </ph> is installed.
       The default setting is to allow the host browser do the rendering, but you
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       'supported_on': ['chrome_frame:12-'],
       'features': {'dynamic_refresh': 0},
       'example_value': '${user_home}/Chrome Frame',
       'id': 87,
       'caption': '''Set <ph name="PRODUCT_NAME">$3<ex>Google Chrome Frame</ex></ph> user data directory''',
       'desc': '''Configures the directory that <ph name="PRODUCT_NAME">$3<ex>Google Chrome Frame</ex></ph> will use for storing user data.
 
       If you set this policy, <ph name="PRODUCT_NAME">$3<ex>Google Chrome Frame</ex></ph> will use the provided directory.''',
       'label': '''Set user data directory''',
     },
+    {
+      'name': 'DevicePolicyRefreshRate',
+      'type': 'int',
+      'supported_on': ['chrome_os:1.0-'],
+      'features': {'dynamic_refresh': 1},
+      'example_value': 3600000,
+      'id': 88,
+      'caption': '''Refresh rate for Device Policy''',
+      'desc': '''Specifies the period in milliseconds at which the device management service is queried for device policy information.
+
+      Setting this policy overrides the default value of 3 hours. Valid values for this policy are in the range from 30 minutes to 1 day. Any values not in this range will be clamped to the respective boundary.''',

[pastarmovj, 2011/05/16 14:22:33]

It might be helpful to do the math here for the poor souls that might want to
set these by hand [1800000..86400000].

[sfeuz, 2011/05/17 14:27:42]

Done.

+    },
+
   ],
   'messages': {
     # Messages that are not associated to any policies.
     'win_supported_winxpsp2': {
       'desc': '''A label specifying the oldest possible compatible version of Windows. This text will appear right next to a label containing the text 'Supported on:'.''',
       'text': '''Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later'''
     },
     'mac_chrome_preferences': {
       'desc': '''A text indicating in Mac OS X Workgroup Manager, that currently the preferences of Chrome are being edited''',
       'text': '''<ph name="PRODUCT_NAME">$1<ex>Google Chrome</ex></ph> preferences'''
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       'desc': '''The name of the feature that indicates for a given policy that changes to it are respected by Chrome without a browser restart''',
       'text': '''Dynamic Policy Refresh'''
     },
     'doc_deprecated': {
       'desc': '''Text appended in parentheses to the policy name to indicate t hat it has been deprecated''',
       'text': 'deprecated',
     }
   },
   'placeholders': [],
 }