[Casper] Issues with Time machine script.

[John Wetter]

I don't think it matters in this case, but you can shorten the script up even more to:
defaults write com.apple.timemachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES


On 7/15/08 9:03 AM, "Leacy, Miles" <Miles.Leacy at PoloRalphLauren.com> wrote:

Two tips:


 1.  Make sure that in your configuration, this script is set to run "At reboot" rather than "before" or "after".  If you run the script "after", you're running it on the utility drive you're booted to during the imaging process.  "At reboot" will add your script to the Casper first run script which will be executed the first time you boot the newly imaged system.
 2.  You can simplify your script to:

defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES

This will put the setting in the /Library folder, which is applied to all users.

Hope this helps.

On 7/15/08 9:37 AM, "Eric Young" <eyoung at thayer.org> wrote:

First off, hello all.  Casper n00b here.


I have a script that is supposed to set a defaults write for that annoying time machine message whenever you plug in a drive.  it does not seem to be working for me when it is deployed with an image.  does it have to go as a separate login/logout policy instead?  Find the text of the script below.



#!/bin/sh

/usr/bin/defaults write /Network/Servers/student.thayer.org/Volumes/STUHOMEDIR/STUDENTHOME/$3/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool yes

/usr/bin/defaults write /Network/Servers/faculty.thayer.org/Volumes/FACHOMEDIR/FACULTYHOME/$3/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool yes

/usr/bin/defaults write /Users/$3/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool yes





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