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@gregneagle
gregneagle / fancy_defaults_read.py
Last active February 6, 2024 15:14
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
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
pudquick / last.py
Last active August 1, 2022 14:54
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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