[Casper] Menubar Items

[Ryan Harter]

I sent off that script that I use, Maura also pointed out the plist  
that they are stored in.  Did any of that work for you?

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

On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:03 PM, Ron Prue wrote:

> Sorry for the slow reply.  I was distracted with another project for  
> a bit.
>
> I am using Leopard Server and WGM, but not currently to manage  
> mobile accounts or computers.  It handles file serving, mail, ftp  
> and VPN.
>
> The machines I want to maintain are at another facility 60 miles  
> away.  They are public machines that I am trying to lock down and I  
> image them occasionally but can't seem to repress the menu items.   
> They are already managed by JSS and I would really like to try and  
> accomplish this task using a policy/script if possible.  If not, I  
> can look into getting them managed by my server.
>
> BRW, thanks for the replies.  You guys are great.
>
>
> Ron Prue
> Technical Services
> Noah Corporation
> 435.214.2928
> ron.prue at mynoahs.com
>
>
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> On Feb 10, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Thomas Larkin wrote:
>
>> I will just add, if you aren't using OS X Server and MCX to manage  
>> your clients you may want to seriously consider doing so.  It will  
>> save you so much time and effort and if you miss something in your  
>> image you can always fix it with nested group preferences.  It is  
>> worth every penny of what it costs to set it up.
>>
>> Now, I will get off my soap box and go back to work
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ___________________________
>> Thomas Larkin
>> TIS Department
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >>> Maura Fennelly <mfennelly at mitty.com> 02/10/09 9:53 AM >>>
>> The menu bar items are all stored in ~/Library/Preferences/ 
>> com.apple.systemuiserver.plist.
>>
>> You do have to use PlistBuddy to script them, because they are  
>> nested one level below the top. But PlistBuddy is included in 10.5  
>> (/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy)
>>
>>
>> On Feb 9, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Ron Prue wrote:
>>
>>> 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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