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For running at first boot, to enable both location services and whitelist Maps and AutoTimeZone('based on current location')
#!/usr/bin/python
"""Enables location services, allows Maps and Timezone"""
import os
import platform
import subprocess
import sys
try:
sys.path.append('/usr/local/munki/munkilib/')
import FoundationPlist
except ImportError as error:
print "Could not find FoundationPlist, are munkitools installed?"
raise error
# Enter the frogor
def ioreg():
"""get UUID to find locationd plist with"""
cmd = ['/usr/sbin/ioreg', '-rd1', '-c', 'IOPlatformExpertDevice']
full_reg = subprocess.check_output(cmd)
reg_list = full_reg.split('\n')
for reg in reg_list:
if reg.startswith(' "IOPlatformUUID"'):
uuid = reg[26:-1]
return uuid
def root_check():
"""check sudo"""
if not os.geteuid() == 0:
exit("This must be run with sudo")
def os_check():
"""Only QA'd on ElCap"""
maj_os_vers = platform.mac_ver()[0].split('.')[1]
if maj_os_vers != '11':
exit("This tool only tested on 10.11")
def sysprefs_boxchk():
"""Enables location services in sysprefs globally"""
uuid = ioreg()
path_stub = "/private/var/db/locationd/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.locationd."
das_plist = path_stub + uuid.strip() + ".plist"
on_disk = FoundationPlist.readPlist(das_plist)
val = on_disk.get('LocationServicesEnabled', None)
if val != 1:
on_disk['LocationServicesEnabled'] = 1
FoundationPlist.writePlist(on_disk, das_plist)
os.chown(das_plist, 205, 205)
def service_handler(action):
"""Loads or unloads System's location services launchd job"""
launchctl = ['/bin/launchctl', action,
'/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locationd.plist']
subprocess.check_output(launchctl)
def add_maps():
"""maps dict for clients.plist in locationd settings"""
com_apl_maps = {} #"com.apple.Maps"
com_apl_maps["Hide"] = 0
com_apl_maps["Whitelisted"] = 0
com_apl_maps["BundleId"] = "com.apple.Maps"
com_apl_maps["BundlePath"] = "/Applications/Maps.app"
com_apl_maps["Registered"] = ""
com_apl_maps["Executable"] = "/Applications/Maps.app/Contents/MacOS/Maps"
com_apl_maps["Requirement"] = 'identifier "com.apple.Maps" and anchor apple'
com_apl_maps["Authorized"] = 1
das_plist = '/private/var/db/locationd/clients.plist'
clients_dict = FoundationPlist.readPlist(das_plist)
clients_dict['com.apple.Maps'] = com_apl_maps
FoundationPlist.writePlist(clients_dict, das_plist)
os.chown(das_plist, 205, 205)
def autoset_timezone():
"""enable timezone based on current location"""
das_plist = '/Library/Preferences/com.apple.timezone.auto.plist'
enabler = FoundationPlist.readPlist(das_plist)
val = enabler.get('Active')
if val != 1:
enabler['Active'] = 1
FoundationPlist.writePlist(enabler, das_plist)
def main():
"""gimme some main"""
root_check()
os_check()
service_handler('unload')
sysprefs_boxchk()
add_maps()
service_handler('load')
autoset_timezone()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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