[Casper] Menubar Items

[Ryan Harter]

I should add that PlistBuddy was not always included in OS X, you may  
need to run "/usr/bin/locate PlistBuddy | sed 2,10000d" and then use  
the one you find.  If it wasn't included then it was generally found  
in package receipts.

Ryan Harter
UW - Stevens Point
Workstation Developer
715.346.2716
Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu

On Feb 10, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Ryan Harter wrote:

> Incase you don't have WGM, here is a script I use to make Time  
> Machine go the way of the dodo.
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # killTimeMachine.sh
> #
> #
> # Created by Harter, Ryan on 11/12/08.
> # Copyright 2008 UWSP. All rights reserved.
>
> # Disable Time Machine
> /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine  
> DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES
> /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine  
> AutoBackup -bool NO
>
> # Stop putting it in the dock
> /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :add-app:0:path" /Library/ 
> Preferences/com.apple.dockfixup.plist
>
> # Get it out of the menu
> /bin/mv "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu"  
> "/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TimeMachine.menu.bac"
>
>
> The menu portion should be similar for any other menu items you want  
> to remove.  I think this was inspired by something in the Resource  
> Kit, but can't quite remember.
>
> Ryan Harter
> UW - Stevens Point
> Workstation Developer
> 715.346.2716
> Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu
>
> On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Criss Myers wrote:
>
>> Hi Thomas
>>
>> I just emailed him a copy of my mcx file to edit as he pleased and  
>> then suggested he put it in /Library/Managed Preferences/
>>
>> in case he didnt have WGM,
>>
>> would that work?
>>
>> Criss
>>
>>
>> Criss Myers
>> Senior Customer Support Analyst (Mac Services)
>> Apple Certified Technical Coordinator v10.5
>> LIS Business Support Team
>> Library 301
>> University of Central Lancashire
>> Preston PR1 2HE
>> Ex 5054
>> 01772 895054
>>
>> >>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at  2:21 PM, in message <49913901.7141.0039.0 at kckps.org 
>> >, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
>> Ron
>>
>> I went through the same thing last year.  What I do is create a  
>> nested group of all my groups that I need to manage the menu bar  
>> for in WGM.  Then, select your nested group and select  
>> preferences.  Once the preferences pane opens, you need to click on  
>> the details tab.  Add the following application by hitting the plus  
>> sign, /System/Library/CoreServices/Managedclient/.app.  Once you  
>> add that you can manage the menu items.  For example I got rid of  
>> TimeMachine on every mac in our network because i did not want to  
>> support it.  So, I used this method.  You should create a new key,  
>> and say always, then choose your menu item of choice you wish to  
>> manage, choose boolean for the type and choose false for the  
>> value.  Linked is what it should look like once you add in the  
>> proper settings.
>>
>> http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o189/tlarkin80/Picture1-3.png
>>
>> Then MCX will push this out to every machine on your network and  
>> you can then manage menu items.  I already put in a request to  
>> Apple to actually just make a menu items menu in WGM instead of  
>> doing it this way.
>>
>> I also submitted this as a hint on OS X Hints website found here:
>>
>> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080801104313882
>>
>> This should do what you want.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ___________________________
>> Thomas Larkin
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>> tlarki at kckps.org
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>> office:  913-627-0351
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> Ron Prue <ron.prue at mynoahs.com> 02/09/09 9:06 PM >>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have deployed an image for 11 iMacs but have had a tough time  
>> getting rid of menubar items.  They are removed when I am booted  
>> from an external drive containing the partition I image, but after  
>> that image is deployed to all the iMacs I get Time Machine, Airport  
>> and other unwanted menubar items again.
>>
>> I have searched for a script to run after imaging to solve this  
>> with no success.  Do any of you have a script you use or another  
>> solution to remove unwanted menubar items?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Ron Prue
>> Technical Services
>> Noah Corporation
>> 435.214.2928
>> ron.prue at mynoahs.com
>>
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