Preferences with the defaults Command-Line Tool
You can manually read and write Jamf Connect preferences by using the defaults command-line tool on macOS.
Keep the following in mind:
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Commands should be executed as the root user or with the sudo command.
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The defaults command will not show preferences set by an MDM solution.
Reading Preferences
Execute the following commands to print preferences for Jamf Connect apps in your environment:
sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.jamf.connect.login.plist
sudo defaults read com.jamf.connect
Writing Preferences
Preferences can be written in the command line with the defaults write command. The following are examples show how you can configure Jamf Connect preferences in Terminal:
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Command |
Description |
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defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.jamf.connect.login.plist EnableFDE 1 |
Enables FileVault during user creation with Jamf Connect |
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defaults write com.jamf.connect PasswordPolices -dict-add NetworkCheck 5 |
Configure the menu bar app to perform a network check to verify passwords every 5 minutes. |
Related Information
For related information about the defaults command-line tool, see the following from Apple's Terminal User Guide.