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Do not use this procedure in conjunction with the Mac Wallpaper Modification Policy.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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- Alternatively, you can create a Mac Wallpaper Modification Policy that allows users to change their wallpaper, and then provide the wallpaper file to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Prerequisites<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The device or device group must be enrolled in Mobile Device Management (MDM) to use this method.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The wallpaper image file must be hosted in publicly accessible cloud storage accessible via URL, for example an AWS S3 bucket. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Creating a Custom Command for Wallpaper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Three steps are required to fully control a macOS user\u2019s wallpaper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Create a custom command to provide a wallpaper image to your devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Create a custom configuration profile to provide a path to the wallpaper image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Create a policy to deliver and enforce the wallpaper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
To create a custom command for wallpaper for macOS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Go to DEVICE MANAGEMENT<\/strong> > Commands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click (+<\/strong>), then choose Command<\/strong> to create a new command.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Name<\/strong>, enter a name for the command. For example, Desktop Wallpaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Run As<\/strong>, choose root<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Type<\/strong>, click Mac<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Copy the following code block and update the URL<\/strong> value with the location of the hosted background image file. Then enter it in the Command<\/strong> field in JumpCloud:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n#!\/bin\/bash <\/code># Change this line <\/code>URL=”https:\/\/your-image-url\/background.jpg” <\/code># Do NOT change below <\/code># Destination path <\/code>DESTINATION=”\/Users\/Shared\/background.jpg” <\/code># Download the image file <\/code>curl -o “$DESTINATION” “$URL”<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n- \n
- Under Event<\/strong>, choose Run Manually<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- (Optional) Under Timeout After and Time to Live Settings<\/strong>, adjust the times to your preference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the Devices<\/strong> or Device Groups<\/strong> tab, then bind the command to the device or group where you want to set the wallpaper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click save<\/strong>.
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<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Find the newly created command in the commands list and click Run Now<\/strong> to send the image to the device or group of devices. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Creating a Custom Configuration Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Create a custom configuration profile using a profile editor like iMazing or Apple Configurator 2. The following instructions use iMazing for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create the custom configuration profile in iMazing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Go to File<\/strong> > New<\/strong> to create a new profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The General<\/strong> settings display. Configure the following options:\n
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- Enter a Name<\/strong> for the profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Leave the Identifier<\/strong> unchanged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Payload Scope<\/strong>, select System<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Target Device Type<\/strong>, select Mac<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In the top right search box, search for Desktop Picture<\/strong> and click + Add Configuration Payload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Desktop Picture<\/strong> settings displays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Desktop picture path<\/strong>, enter the local path configured in the previous section: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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- Go to File<\/strong> > Save<\/strong> to save the profile. Proceed to the next section and use this profile to create the Custom MDM Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Creating a Custom Policy to Enforce a Wallpaper Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You’ll create a custom policy to deliver a .mobileconfig<\/strong> file to enforce the wallpaper change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- In the Admin Portal, navigate to DEVICE MANAGEMENT<\/strong> > Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under the All<\/strong> tab, click +<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the Mac<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On the New Policy<\/strong> panel, select the Mac<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the MDM Custom Configuration Profile<\/strong> policy, then click configure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- For Policy Name<\/strong>, enter a name for this policy. For example, Desktop Wallpaper<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Under Settings<\/strong>, click upload and select the .mobileconfig<\/strong> file you modified in Creating a Custom Configuration Profile<\/a> above.
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<\/li>\n\n\n\n- (Optional) Select the Device Groups<\/strong> tab. Select one or more device groups where you’ll apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy is applied only to the supported OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- (Optional) Select the Devices<\/strong> tab. Select one or more devices where you’ll apply this policy. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click save<\/strong>. This sets the desktop wallpaper on the device or device group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Creating a Wallpaper Modification Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This policy gives users the ability to change the desktop wallpaper on their macOS devices. Configuring and applying this policy lets users use the Apple menu > System Settings<\/strong> > Wallpaper<\/strong> and upload a company wallpaper file that you provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create Mac Desktop Wallpaper Modification policy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Under the All<\/strong> tab, click +<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In the Admin Portal, navigate to DEVICE MANAGEMENT<\/strong> > Policy Management<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Leave the Identifier<\/strong> unchanged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The General<\/strong> settings display. Configure the following options:\n
- (Optional) Under Timeout After and Time to Live Settings<\/strong>, adjust the times to your preference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Go to DEVICE MANAGEMENT<\/strong> > Commands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Log in to the JumpCloud Admin Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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