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https://github.com/timsutton/make-profile-pkg

Automate building and integrating OS X installer packages to install Configuration Profiles.
https://github.com/timsutton/make-profile-pkg

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Automate building and integrating OS X installer packages to install Configuration Profiles.

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## Make Profile Pkg



Given a Configuration Profile as an argument, this script:

- builds a flat package that installs the profile to a configurable path

- creates a postinstall script to install the profile:

  - (optionally removing the .mobileconfig file after installation)

- saves an uninstall script for the profile alongside the package

- optionally imports the pkg into a Munki repo (see the `-m` option)

  - *note*: see the 'Munki-specific use' section below regarding Munki's native support for handling configuration profiles



Run with `-h` to see the full help.



If the package isn't installed to the boot volume (when using [AutoDMG](https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG), for example), the profile will be also copied to `/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Setup` so it will be instead be installed when the volume is next booted.



### Rationale



OS X has a mechanism (the `profiles` utility) to install profiles given a Configuration Profile on disk. It can also remove a profile given either the path to the file, or the profile's identifier.



Coupled with the fact that we can package these data and instructions and version the package, we can use built-in mechanisms to install the profile and/or check whether this profile has been installed.



Read even more backstory [here](http://macops.ca/how-to-package-profiles).



### Munki-specific use



*Note*: As of [Munki 2.2](https://github.com/munki/munki/releases/tag/v2.2.0.2399), Munki can natively import configuration profiles. I would recommend that if you are only planning to deploy a profile using Munki to use its native support rather than this tool. This tool is still useful for building installer packages for use in different scenarios. See Armin Briegel's [blog post](http://scriptingosx.com/2015/01/push-settings-with-munkis-new-profile-support) for a good example of how this works (specifically towards the bottom, "Importing the Profile into Munki.")



The packages are built to be just as useful without Munki, but if you do import them into Munki, the following additional keys will be set appropriately:

- `description`, `display_name` (taken from the profile's `PayloadDisplayName` and `PayloadDescription` keys)

- `installcheck_script` (see below)

- `minimum_os_version` (Profiles require Lion or newer)

- `uninstall_method` and `uninstall_script`



Additionally, the Munki pkginfo will use the `installcheck_script` mechanism to check whether the profile is actually installed on the machine, rather than only checking for an installer package receipt. This allows Munki to ensure that the profile is installed even if a user should later remove it after the initial installation. The script is borrowed from [Graham Gilbert's sample script](https://github.com/grahamgilbert/mactech_2014/blob/effbfbfad4f1dfa9328287127c40a9051dcd4cb2/Profile/installcheck_script_v2.sh) from a session at MacTech 2014.



### Examples



No options are required:



```bash

➜ ./make_profile_pkg.py suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig



pkgbuild: Inferring bundle components from contents of /var/folders/8t/5trmslfj2cnd5gxkbmkbn5fj38qb2l/T/tmpaiPyN5

pkgbuild: Adding top-level postinstall script

pkgbuild: Wrote package to /Users/tsutton/git/github/make-profile-pkg/suppress_ml_icloud_asst-2014.04.17.pkg

```



But, there are several you can set:



```bash

➜ ./make_profile_pkg.py \

    --format-name "Profile_%filename%" \

    --installed-path /Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles \

    --version 10.8 \

    --pkg-prefix org.my.great \

    --delete-after-install \

    --munki-repo-destination "defaults/profiles" \

    --munki-import \

    suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig



pkgbuild: Inferring bundle components from contents of /var/folders/8t/5trmslfj2cnd5gxkbmkbn5fj38qb2l/T/tmp_LwP92

pkgbuild: Adding top-level postinstall script

pkgbuild: Wrote package to /Users/tsutton/git/github/make-profile-pkg/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg

Copying Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg to /Volumes/munki_repo/pkgs/defaults/profiles/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg...

Saving pkginfo to /Volumes/munki_repo/pkgsinfo/defaults/profiles/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.plist...

```



In the latter case, here's what the package's postinstall script looks like:



```bash

#!/bin/sh

if [ "$3" = "/" ] ; then

    /usr/bin/profiles -I -F /Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles/suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig

else

    /bin/mkdir -p "$3/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Setup"

    /bin/cp "$3"/Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles/suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig "$3"/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Setup/suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig

    /bin/rm -f "$3/private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Setup/.profileSetupDone"

fi



/bin/rm -f /Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles/suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig

```



... and the generated pkginfo:



```xml



    autoremove

    

    catalogs

    

        testing

    

    description

    Custom: com.apple.SetupAssistant

    display_name

    MCXToProfile: com.apple.SetupAssistant

    installcheck_script

    #!/bin/bash



# The version of the package

PKG_VERSION="10.8"



# The identifier of the package

PKG_ID="org.my.great.Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst"



# The identifier of the profile

PROFILE_ID="suppress_ml_icloud_asst"



# The version installed from pkgutil

VERSION_INSTALLED=`/usr/sbin/pkgutil --pkg-info "$PKG_ID" | grep version | sed 's/^[^:]*: //'`



if ( /usr/bin/profiles -P | /usr/bin/grep -q $PROFILE_ID ); then

    # Profile is present, check the version

    if [ "$VERSION_INSTALLED" = "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then

        # Correct version, all good

        exit 1

    else

        exit 0

    fi

else

    # Profile isn't there, need to install

    exit 0

fi



    installed_size

    4

    installer_item_hash

    b968f5dd9fed506e6592cb26887034c1346339a4dc3e4312e292f40f094e9cb7

    installer_item_location

    defaults/profiles/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg

    installer_item_size

    4

    minimum_os_version

    10.7

    name

    Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst

    receipts

    

        

            installed_size

            4

            packageid

            org.my.great.Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst

            version

            10.8

        

    

    uninstall_method

    uninstall_script

    uninstall_script

    #!/bin/sh



/usr/bin/profiles -R -p suppress_ml_icloud_asst

/bin/rm -f /Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles/suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig

/usr/sbin/pkgutil --forget org.my.great.Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst



    uninstallable

    

    version

    10.8



```



### Signing Packages



Output packages can be optionally signed using the `--sign` option.  A valid identity must be provided.  To find valid identities that can be used for signing:

`/usr/bin/security find-identity -p basic -v`



Note that if you use Apple developer certificates, you must use an Installer type certificate to sign packages using `pkgbuild`.  Note also that if you use a certificate that is untrusted on client machines, your package will not install.



Use the common name of a valid identity to pass to the `--sign` argument:

```bash

 ./make_profile_pkg.py \

    --format-name "Profile_%filename%" \

    --installed-path /Library/MyGreatOrg/Profiles \

    --version 10.8 \

    --pkg-prefix org.my.great \

    --delete-after-install \

    --munki-repo-destination "defaults/profiles" \

    --munki-import \

    --sign "3rd Party Mac Developer Installer" \

    suppress_ml_icloud_asst.mobileconfig



pkgbuild: Inferring bundle components from contents of /var/folders/8t/5trmslfj2cnd5gxkbmkbn5fj38qb2l/T/tmp_LwP92

pkgbuild: Adding top-level postinstall script

pkgbuild: Signing package with identity "3rd Party Mac Developer Installer" from keychain /Users/tsutton/Library/Keychains/login.keychain

pkgbuild: Adding certificate "Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority"

pkgbuild: Adding certificate "Apple Root CA"

pkgbuild: Wrote package to /Users/tsutton/git/github/make-profile-pkg/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg

Copying Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg to /Volumes/munki_repo/pkgs/defaults/profiles/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.pkg...

Saving pkginfo to /Volumes/munki_repo/pkgsinfo/defaults/profiles/Profile_suppress_ml_icloud_asst-10.8.plist...

```



You may be prompted to approve the use of your identity by `pkgbuild` and `security`.  These settings can be changed in Keychain Access by selecting your private key associated with the certificate and choosing File -> Get Info -> Access Control.