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gregneagle / fancy_defaults_read.py

Last active October 9, 2024 15:59

fancy_defaults_read.py: Reads a preference, prints its value, type, and where it is defined.

	#!/usr/bin/python

	import os
	import sys

	from CoreFoundation import (CFPreferencesAppValueIsForced,
	CFPreferencesCopyAppValue,
	CFPreferencesCopyValue,
	kCFPreferencesAnyUser,
	kCFPreferencesAnyHost,

timsutton / Popen_quit_by_pid.py

Last active June 27, 2024 09:08

Two examples of launching an application and quitting it using `NSRunningApplication.terminate()`

	#!/usr/bin/python

	# Alternate example using subprocess.Popen and finding the NSRunningApplication by PID

	import AppKit

	from time import sleep
	from Foundation import NSURL

	proc = subprocess.Popen(['/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode'])

pudquick / last.py

Last active July 26, 2024 08:19

Parsing utmp/utmpx record entries for login, logout, shutdown and reboot on macOS with python and ctypes

	from ctypes import CDLL, Structure, POINTER, c_int64, c_int32, c_int16, c_char, c_uint32
	from ctypes.util import find_library
	import time

	c = CDLL(find_library("System"))

	# https://opensource.apple.com/source/Libc/Libc-1158.50.2/include/NetBSD/utmpx.h.auto.html
	# https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man3/endutxent.3.html#//apple_ref/doc/man/3/endutxent

	BOOT_TIME = 2

joshua-d-miller / 802.1x Fix.py

Last active January 18, 2019 12:46

When deploying an EAP-TLS profile for 802.1x Ethernet, this script will create a User Identity preference which will allow a logged in user to use any Ethernet interface that is connected to their machine.

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# pylint: disable=C0103, W0612, E1101, E0602, E0611
	# pylint: disable=W0101, W0110, W0141
	''''Fix 802.1x When Using Config Profiles and EAP-TLS'''
	# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
	#
	# This script will determine the profile ID that was used when
	# installing the 802.1x Ethernet Identity preference and make
	# a copy of the keychain entry to be used as a user identity preference
	# so that any Ethernet can be used when a user is logged in. As of 10.12.3

MagerValp / restore_masmanifest.sh

Created February 14, 2017 16:34

	#!/bin/bash
	#
	# Restore the machine's saved .MASManifest.


	echo "===== restore_masmanifest ====="


	VARDBPATH="{{target_volume}}/private/var/db"

timsutton / suppress_adobe_cc_signin.py

Last active February 7, 2017 23:02

Update all installed Adobe product install metadata to suppress the "Sign into Adobe CC" dialog box. This will likely make its way into https://github.com/timsutton/make-adobe-cc-license-pkg/

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# pylint: disable=locally-disabled, line-too-long

	from __future__ import print_function

	import os
	import re
	import sys

	from glob import glob

gregneagle / docklib.py

Last active April 16, 2021 11:17

	'''Routines for manipulating the Dock'''

	import os
	import subprocess

	from Foundation import NSURL
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesAppSynchronize
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesCopyAppValue
	from Foundation import CFPreferencesSetAppValue

gregneagle / munki_do.py

Created September 4, 2016 05:51

munki_do.py

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# encoding: utf-8
	#
	# Copyright 2009-2016 Greg Neagle.
	#
	# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
	# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
	# You may obtain a copy of the License at
	#
	# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

pudquick / autotimezone.py

Last active February 11, 2020 15:55

Forcing automatic timezone discovery with pyobjc on OS X

	# Tested on 10.11
	# Assumes your network is in a state to actually do the discovery and that you have
	# automatic timezone discovery enabled in Date & Time and Location services enabled
	# (Generally this means wifi enabled on your device and network stack is up)

	# For enabling location services and auto, check Allister's work here:
	# https://gist.github.com/arubdesu/b72585771a9f606ad800

	from Foundation import NSBundle
	TZPP = NSBundle.bundleWithPath_("/System/Library/PreferencePanes/DateAndTime.prefPane/Contents/Resources/TimeZone.prefPane")

timsutton / rename_ios_devices.py

Created August 24, 2016 19:33

Simple script to rename connected iOS devices according to a CSV file, using Apple Configurator 2's cfgutil command.

	#!/usr/bin/python
	#
	# Simple script to batch-rename attached iOS devices according to UUID to name mappings
	# in a CSV file.
	#
	# Usage: rename_devices.py <csvfile>
	#
	#
	# The CSV file should be comma-separated and contain at least the 'udid' and 'name'
	# fields. Such a CSV can be exported from Configurator. Any additional field will simply

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