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add_vpn_to_menu_and_enable_show_time.sh
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#!
/bin/bash
#
Script adds the VPN item to the menu bar and enables the 'show time
#
connected' & 'show status while connecting' options. Last tested on 10.11
currentUser=
$(
python -c
'
from SystemConfiguration import SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser; import sys; username = (SCDynamicStoreCopyConsoleUser(None, None, None) or [None])[0]; username = [username,""][username in [u"loginwindow", None, u""]]; sys.stdout.write(username + "\n");
'
)
currentUserHomeDirectory=
$(
dscl
.
-read
"
/users/
$currentUser
"
NFSHomeDirectory
|
cut -d
"
"
-f 2
)
vpnMenuItemExists=
$(
defaults
read
"
$currentUserHomeDirectory
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver
"
menuExtras
|
grep -o VPN
)
if
[
"
$vpnMenuItemExists
"
]
;
then
printf
"
VPN menu item is already on the status bar!
"
else
sudo -u
"
$currentUser
"
defaults write
"
$currentUserHomeDirectory
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systemuiserver
"
menuExtras -array-add
"
/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/VPN.menu
"
fi
sudo -u
"
$currentUser
"
defaults write
"
$currentUserHomeDirectory
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkConnect
"
VPNShowStatus -bool
true
sudo -u
"
$currentUser
"
defaults write
"
$currentUserHomeDirectory
/Preferences/com.apple.networkConnect
"
VPNShowTime -bool
true
killall SystemUIServer
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