Issues Copying Files in a Policy

[zedd]

Casper Team,

I have a policy that needs to put files in the following locations.

/Library/Fonts
/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/
/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 7.5/en_US (Adobe InDesign/Version 7.5/en_US is a folder that I need to be created during the policy execution)

I used the Disk Utility and Composer to create a DMG that contained the files but when the policy is executed none of the files are copied. I created a DMG that puts files in the /Users/Administrator/Desktop and that works fine.

Does anyone know how I can put files in the following locations? We have different departments that need custom images.

Thanks!
Enzi Jauregui

[Josh_Smith]

Here is how I would do it:

1. Log in to OS X with a generic account for packaging
2. Put the desired fonts in /Library/Fonts
3. Put the desired Preferences in ~/Library/Preferences/
4. Drag the Fonts/Plists into the Sources section of Composer (top half of left pane). This will create a new Source, you can drag additional files to this package as needed.
5. Name your package
6. Check your permissions
7. Build as a DMG
8. Use FEU and FUT when deploying.

[davidacland · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In composer, make a dmg package with the following:

/Library/Fonts
/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version 7.5/en_US (Adobe InDesign/Version 7.5/en_US

(where "username" is your home folder name).

When you upload it to Casper Admin, enable the FUT (Fill User Template) option and it will put the files into /System/Library/User Template.

You can also use the FEU (Fill Existing Users) button to add it to any pre-existing user homes.

You shouldn't need /Users/username/Library/Preferences as well as the item below it will create the path if it doesn't exist.

[Look]

Are you sure they aren't there and you just can't see them? Most of those locations have quite specific permissions.
I push things into the template folder all the time without issues.
Usually I enable and enter the root account and run composer from there for the creation of the packages.