Time and date are configured to be updated automatically
Time and date are configured to be updated automatically
Checks that a mobile device management (MDM) solution configures the Mac to automatically update the time and date.
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Create or edit a configuration profile with the following information:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>Restrictions</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.applicationaccess.B0EBDEA9-69D3-46CA-BB19-72B86A7111F5</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.applicationaccess</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>B0EBDEA9-69D3-46CA-BB19-72B86A7111F5</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>forceAutomaticDateAndTime</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</array>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>Automatically configure time and date</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.fleetdm.automaticallyConfigureTimeAndDate.BA0A14E0-22A2-4D59-A803-BB04F374F6A3</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>Configuration</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>BA0A14E0-22A2-4D59-A803-BB04F374F6A3</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
Create or edit the following script and configure it to run when the check fails:
Check
Use the policy below to verify
SELECT 1 FROM managed_policies WHERE domain='com.apple.applicationaccess' AND name='forceAutomaticDateAndTime' AND value=1 LIMIT 1;
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