

We want to enforce the parameter “Allow Microsoft to collect usage data.”Įnabling data collection for the Intune Company Portal app for macOS. The majority of managed macOS devices have the Company Portal application installed. plist file setting to upload Company Portal usage data to Intune. Enforce the updated setting with Intune.Įxample 1: Enable data collection for Intune Company Portal.Find the key responsible for the setting you want to change and modify the value as necessary.The high-level process to enforce a setting is always the same and can be applied regardless of the type of application: Note: If an application uses another location, the only way to modify the settings is to use the Intune scripting engine (for details, see this blog post). With Intune, you can configure settings for both. plist files in the folder ~/Library/Preferences (user preferences) or /Library/Preferences (system-wide settings). plist extension (for example, or ).Īpplications that use the standard macOS hierarchy will create. The default naming convention for a property list file includes the distributor’s reverse DNS name prepended to the app or process name, followed by the. They are usually formatted in XML, although they can use JSON too (in which case you should convert them to XML with the command ( plutil -convert xml1 pathToJSON). However, if the settings you want to modify aren't available, use a property list file instead.Ĭonfiguration files on macOS have the extension “.plist” (property list) and store configuration settings and properties.


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This article gives a few practical examples that explain how to use property list files to modify settings for Intune Company Portal, Outlook for Mac, and CodeRunner. You can use a property list file (.plist) in Intune to configure settings for a macOS application. Many macOS applications require more than just a standard install, with some needing significant configuration to make them work in your environment. One question our customers often ask is how to configure an application on a macOS device with Microsoft Intune. By Marc Nahum – Senior Program Manager | Microsoft Endpoint Manager – Intune
