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Tables

Fleet uses osquery tables to query operating system, hardware, and software data. Each table provides specific data for analysis and filtering.

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preferences

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preferences

macOS defaults and managed preferences.

Column Type Description
domain text Application ID usually in com.name.product format
forced integer 1 if the value is forced/managed, else 0
host text 'current' or 'any' host, where 'current' takes precedence
key text Preference top-level key
subkey text Intemediate key path, includes lists/dicts
username text (optional) read preferences for a specific user
value text String value of most CF types

Example

This table reads a huge amount of preferences, including on third-party apps.

SELECT * FROM users CROSS JOIN preferences USING (username);

Notes

  • Querying this table requires joining against the users table. Learn more

  • The value column will be empty for keys that contain binary data.

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