Mac – Lion – Suppressing iCloud singin request …

OK. I found a copy of this file elsewhere and put it in the user template folder, making sure the iCloud variable was set to True.

It seems to be working.

Romeyn

On May 9, 2012, at 9:27 AM, Barone, Gabriel wrote:

> Do you have ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant.plist? When
> you’re using the defaults command you leave off the .plist extension, but
> the files themselves have them. Seems strange you wouldn’t have that.
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> Gabe Barone | [email protected]
> Desktop Support Specialist | Providence College IT
> Help Desk: 401-865-4357
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> On 5/9/12 9:21 AM, “Romeyn Prescott” wrote:
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>> OK…answering my own question, sort of. (The coffee’s working!)
>>
>> https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/discussion.html?id=3860
>>
>> You were right…DS has an option for it. You can see the
>> “DidSeeCloudSetup” boolean in the referenced script.
>>
>> Trouble is, my lab computers don’t HAVE the file referenced!!
>> (“${USER_HOME}”/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant)
>>
>> 🙁
>>
>> Romeyn
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>> On May 9, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Romeyn Prescott wrote:
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>>> I’m sure it’s just a variable in a plist. I just need to find it.
>>>
>>> On May 9, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Romeyn Prescott wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh, that’s a complicated question. 🙂
>>>>
>>>> DS is used to deploy a base, skeleton image. But I manage the Macs
>>>> day-to-day with Radmind.
>>>>
>>>> Romeyn
>>>>
>>>> On May 9, 2012, at 9:08 AM, Barone, Gabriel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How are you imaging the Macs?
>>>>>
>>>>> I know DeployStudio has the functionality to suppress it. I’m not
>>>>> sure
>>>>> how it does it, but it means there has to be a way.
>>>>>
>>>>> —
>>>>> Gabe Barone | [email protected]
>>>>> Desktop Support Specialist | Providence College IT
>>>>> Help Desk: 401-865-4357
>>>>>
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>>>>> On 5/9/12 8:44 AM, “Romeyn Prescott”
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I’m finally diving under the hood and getting my hands dirty with OS
>>>>>> X
>>>>>> 10.7. I figured that since I have 160 Macs coming this Summer that
>>>>>> won’t
>>>>>> run anything else I’d better get moving!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My first hurdle: suppressing the “sign in to iCloud” dialog that
>>>>>> wants to
>>>>>> pop up every time a user logs in. Initial Googling is coming up dry.
>>>>>> Then again, I haven’t finished my coffee yet this morning, so…
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Romeyn

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