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Can UserDefaults get values for system-wide settings?
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowTrigger loginwindow to reload AskForPassword on wake from sleepHow to Read String from NSUserDefaultsHow to check if user selected file(s) my Sandboxed app has permission to write?CFPreferencesCopyAppValue misbehaving on mavericks?How to determinate if agent/daemon has disabled or enabled state on OSX 10.6?How do I register a plist to NSUserDefaults?Force Unwrap Optionals from UITextfieldIs it possible that UserDefaults.standard values will not be available to be read?UserDefaults in Call Directory Extension's Caller IDAccessing User Defaults on Apple Watch app Extension with watchOS 5
I'm trying to see if this setting is enabled and what it's set to. You need to authenticate to change it via the GUI as it applies to all users.
Unsurprisingly, I can't find it amongst the keys and values returned by UserDefaults - can I even get these types of settings with UserDefaults?
Further info: It's specified in the com.apple.screensaver domain with the keys askForPassword and askForPasswordDelay.
This setting doesn't seem to have appeared in the /Library/Preferences folder as a .plist file and I can't read it with defaults read com.apple.screensaver as root or as a standard user; for root there's no such domain, with unrelated values being returned for the user.
I have been able to determine if the key is forced/managed, but not retrieve its value.
UserDefaults.objectIsForced(forKey: "askForPassword", inDomain: "com.apple.screensaver")
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I'm trying to see if this setting is enabled and what it's set to. You need to authenticate to change it via the GUI as it applies to all users.
Unsurprisingly, I can't find it amongst the keys and values returned by UserDefaults - can I even get these types of settings with UserDefaults?
Further info: It's specified in the com.apple.screensaver domain with the keys askForPassword and askForPasswordDelay.
This setting doesn't seem to have appeared in the /Library/Preferences folder as a .plist file and I can't read it with defaults read com.apple.screensaver as root or as a standard user; for root there's no such domain, with unrelated values being returned for the user.
I have been able to determine if the key is forced/managed, but not retrieve its value.
UserDefaults.objectIsForced(forKey: "askForPassword", inDomain: "com.apple.screensaver")
swift macos
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
1
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21
add a comment |
I'm trying to see if this setting is enabled and what it's set to. You need to authenticate to change it via the GUI as it applies to all users.
Unsurprisingly, I can't find it amongst the keys and values returned by UserDefaults - can I even get these types of settings with UserDefaults?
Further info: It's specified in the com.apple.screensaver domain with the keys askForPassword and askForPasswordDelay.
This setting doesn't seem to have appeared in the /Library/Preferences folder as a .plist file and I can't read it with defaults read com.apple.screensaver as root or as a standard user; for root there's no such domain, with unrelated values being returned for the user.
I have been able to determine if the key is forced/managed, but not retrieve its value.
UserDefaults.objectIsForced(forKey: "askForPassword", inDomain: "com.apple.screensaver")
swift macos
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
I'm trying to see if this setting is enabled and what it's set to. You need to authenticate to change it via the GUI as it applies to all users.
Unsurprisingly, I can't find it amongst the keys and values returned by UserDefaults - can I even get these types of settings with UserDefaults?
Further info: It's specified in the com.apple.screensaver domain with the keys askForPassword and askForPasswordDelay.
This setting doesn't seem to have appeared in the /Library/Preferences folder as a .plist file and I can't read it with defaults read com.apple.screensaver as root or as a standard user; for root there's no such domain, with unrelated values being returned for the user.
I have been able to determine if the key is forced/managed, but not retrieve its value.
UserDefaults.objectIsForced(forKey: "askForPassword", inDomain: "com.apple.screensaver")
swift macos
swift macos
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
edited Mar 8 at 13:26
macaco
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
asked Mar 8 at 12:51
macacomacaco
1444
1444
open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
1
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21
add a comment |
open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
1
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21
open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
1
1
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21
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open ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist I see the file in the users directory. No issue
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 17:04
The question isn't really about the files, it's about getting certain values out of CFPrefs. The settings are getting stashed somewhere on the filesystem when cfprefsd flushes them - the settings persist through reboots. Wether or not I can see the files isn't much of a help at this point.
– macaco
Mar 8 at 20:13
1
Works out of the box for Non-Sandboxed app. CFArrayRef prefs = CFPreferencesCopyKeyList (CFSTR("com.apple.screensaver"), kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, kCFPreferencesAnyHost);
– Marek H
Mar 8 at 20:28
Thanks :) I was trying to avoid delving into CFPrefs too much, but it looks like it's the way to go. Hopefully I'll be able to answer my own question soon!
– macaco
Mar 8 at 21:21