If the Screen Saver is stuck but active on the Mac (and you can move the mouse) In either case, the troubleshooting steps below should help to fix the stuck screensaver problem on a Mac. Sometimes the screen saver can get stuck but it’s not active or moving at all too. SetFile=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print moduleDict:path" /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.$huuid.The most obvious symptom of this problem is just as it sounds the screen saver is enabled and active, but the Mac won’t respond to anything and you can’t get the Mac to prompt the screen saver unlock or wake. SetName=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print moduleDict:moduleName" /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.$ist)
usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set moduleDict:path $screenSaverPath/$screenSaverFileName" /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.$ist usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set moduleDict:moduleName $screenSaverModuleName" /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/ByHost/.$ist User=$(last | grep "logged in" | grep "console" | awk '')
ScreenSaverFileName="Screen_Saver_Name.saver" ScreenSaverModuleName="Screen_Saver_Name" See Part 3 for scoping instructions #!/bin/bash This script was provided to me by Jamf Support.Ĭreate a policy, set it for check-in once per computer (or ongoing as outlined in Step 3, keep reading), add the. Package up your custom screen saver, install it at the /Library/Screen Savers/ path. Part 2 - You can however set a screen saver for a logged in user. The article publish date is a bit stale, but after working with Jamf Support and my own testing, this still holds true up to macOS 10.15.2 (also tested on macOS 10.14.6). Part 1 - According to an Apple KB article, you cannot set a "Custom" screen saver at the login window. Set the screen saver for the login window and the logged in user. Task: Deploy a custom screen saver built by an in house developer using xcode in. There is a lot of information about custom macOS screen savers and how to implement, but it took me a long time to sort through everything and find answers, so i am posting my findings here.
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