Index: lams_build/conf/whiteboard/src/js/main.js
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diff -u -r7db7949e3398394d514f5d4f044d381955676eb5 -rf96b5eb0c971cce99b1ed8a12e080b890e0eb006
--- lams_build/conf/whiteboard/src/js/main.js	(.../main.js)	(revision 7db7949e3398394d514f5d4f044d381955676eb5)
+++ lams_build/conf/whiteboard/src/js/main.js	(.../main.js)	(revision f96b5eb0c971cce99b1ed8a12e080b890e0eb006)
@@ -789,15 +789,18 @@
         // fix bug cursor not showing up
         whiteboard.refreshCursorAppearance();
 
-		// LAMS addition - these settings were set only for production mode
-		// but since LAMS is always running in development mode, we always use them
-        if (ConfigService.readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad) ReadOnlyService.activateReadOnlyMode();
-        else ReadOnlyService.deactivateReadOnlyMode();
+        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+            if (ConfigService.readOnlyOnWhiteboardLoad) ReadOnlyService.activateReadOnlyMode();
+            else ReadOnlyService.deactivateReadOnlyMode();
 
-        if (ConfigService.displayInfoOnWhiteboardLoad) InfoService.displayInfo();
-        else InfoService.hideInfo();
+            if (ConfigService.displayInfoOnWhiteboardLoad) InfoService.displayInfo();
+            else InfoService.hideInfo();
+        } else {
+            // in dev
+            ReadOnlyService.deactivateReadOnlyMode();
+            InfoService.displayInfo();
+        }
 
-
         // In any case, if we are on read-only whiteboard we activate read-only mode
         if (ConfigService.isReadOnly) ReadOnlyService.activateReadOnlyMode();
     });