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Mac-Set-Default-Apps
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PSA: Monterey 12.3 update breaks Mac-Set-Default-Apps. I'm guessing it's the removal of Python 2.7
We use Mac-Set-Default-Apps script to set Adobe Reader as default PDF viewer, Chrome as default browser, and Outlook as default mail and calendar clients via a custom script in Mosyle MDM.
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macOS Monterey 12.3 Update is now Available - Python 2.7 Removed & Universal Control Added!
PSA: This breaks Mac-Set-Default-Apps.
- Can you recommend an RMM solution that handles user profile settings?
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Default user template
and Outset
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Basic MDM requirements but Moysle is unsuable
Some of my machines are shared (like a lab environment) and I use outset to run a script on every login that resets the dock to the expected state. There are conditionals in there that check to see if the app is installed before trying to place the icon on the dock, so you don't end up with the ? icon.
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Customized Dock For Labs
Another option is to have Dockmaster create a package instead of a profile and install it at each user's first login with Outset. This gives the user the flexibility to modify the dock.
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Prevent user account from changing Icons picture
If it's templates in a shared folder, just reinstall the whole thing nightly (or after each user) with MDM or use outset to reinstall it locally at login.
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Can you recommend an RMM solution that handles user profile settings?
Anything that isn't able to be achieved via config profiles, will need to scripted (see Outset https://github.com/chilcote/outset which is super useful for this). Take a look at https://macadmins.software/tools/ 'MailToOutlook 2.0') for your default email item.
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macOS equivalent of c:\Users\Public\Desktop?
There is no equivalent on macos, but you could install your shared files somewhere like /opt/company/shared and use outset to copy them into each users home the next time they log in.
What are some alternatives?
EvilOSX - An evil RAT (Remote Administration Tool) for macOS / OS X.
dockutil - command line tool for managing dock items
python - Framework files for use with popular python macadmin toolsets
dev-setup - macOS development environment setup: Easy-to-understand instructions with automated setup scripts for developer tools like Vim, Sublime Text, Bash, iTerm, Python data analysis, Spark, Hadoop MapReduce, AWS, Heroku, JavaScript web development, Android development, common data stores, and dev-based OS X defaults.
SwiftDefaultApps - Replacement for RCDefaultApps, written in Swift.
thefuck - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.
relocatable-python - A tool for building standalone relocatable Python.framework bundles
ProfileCreator - macOS app to create standard or customized configuration profiles.
firmware_password_manager - A Python script to help Macintosh administrators manage the firmware passwords of their computers.
erase-install - A script that automates downloading macOS installers, and optionally erasing or upgrading macOS in a single process. Watch the video!