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Mass Deployment Configuration for FileCloud Desktop for macOS

You can configure mass deployment settings for FileCloud Desktop for macOS either by configuring Property list (plist) files or through Remote client management (RMC).

FileCloud Desktop for macOS supports mass deployment configuration using the following two plist files which are located in the ~/Library/Preferences/ directory.

  • com.filecloud.fcd.defaultcfg.plist - The default configuration file. 
  • com.filecloud.fcd.overridecfg.plist - The override configuration file. The settings in this file can be changed to modify the default behavior or to enforce specific settings for particular users or devices. 

FileCloud Desktop first reads the settings in the default configuration file and then checks for the presence of an override configuration file. If an override file is found, its settings override those of the default file. The overridden default settings cannot be modified through the user interface and appear grayed out.

The following is a sample plist configuration file:

<?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>serverurl</key>
    <string>https://example.com</string>
    <key>profilename</key>
    <string>userName</string>
    <key>lockonopen</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
    <key>runatstartup</key>
    <integer>0</integer>
    <key>loglevel</key>
    <string>information</string>
    <key>language</key>
    <string>en</string>
</dict>
</plist>


Configuration file parameters and allowed values

Parameter (key)DescriptionAllowed values (string)
serverurlURL of FileCloud site.Valid URLs using "http" or "https" 
profilenameUser login name.User login name (any non-empty string)
lockonopenAutomatically lock files when they are opened.0 (disabled)
1 (enabled) default
runatstartupRun FileCloud Desktop for macOS on system startup.

0 (disabled)
1 (enabled) default

loglevelLevel of details stored in log files, where information is the least detailed, and trace is the most detailed."information" default
"debug"
"trace"
languageLanguage of the FileCloud Desktop for macOS user interface.
ValueLanguage
nlDutch
en (default)English 
deGerman
esSpanish
ptPortuguese
frFrench
arArabic
itItalian
ruRussian
logintypeLogin method used

0 (username/password) default
1 (device authentication)
2 (SSO)

mutenotificationsSuppresses display of notifications in FileCloud Desktop0 (disabled, notifications are shown) default
1 (enabled, notifications are not shown)

FileCloud Desktop only applies valid values. If a key is not supported or a value is incorrect, the application skips it and logs a warning message. 

You can configure client device settings for FileCloud Desktop for macOS remotely by specifying the configuration XML in the Device Configuration tab of FileCloud policies.

For most clients, if the user changes the configuration locally, then the remote settings configured by the Administrator will override those settings the next time the client refreshes its settings.

To set a device configuration for a policy:

  1. Open a browser and log in the Admin Portal.
  2. From the left navigation pane, select Settings.
  3. To open the list of policies, select the Policies tab.
  4. Click the policy that you want to configure, and then click the edit icon ().
  5. Click on the Device Configuration tab.

  6. In Client Configuration, paste or type in the remote device configuration XML for FileCloud Desktop for macOS. Please note that it uses the xml format:

    <setting>
    <key>runatstartup</key>
    <value>1</value>
    <default>1</default>
</setting>

    <default> is an optional tag that indicates if the setting can be changed through the user interface. 

    A value of 1 indicates the setting is a default and can be changed by the user through the user interface.
    A value of 0 (or omission of <default>) indicates that the setting is overridden and cannot be changed by the user through the user interface.

Example:

The code below shows example settings:

<xml>
<fileclouddesktopmac>      
  <setting>
    <key>lockonopen</key>
    <value>1</value>
  </setting>
  <setting>
    <key>runatstartup</key>
    <value>1</value>
    <default>1</default>
  </setting>
  <setting>
    <key>loglevel</key>
    <value>debug</value>
  </setting>
  <setting>
    <key>language</key>
    <value>en</value>
  </setting>
  <setting>
    <key>mutenotifications</key>
    <value>0</value>
  </setting>
 </fileclouddesktopmac>
</xml>

In this example:

  • Files are automatically locked when they are opened by FileCloud Desktop (lockonopen = 1). Default value.
  • The application runs at startup (runatstartup = 1, default = 1). Default value.
  • The log level is set to "debug" (loglevel = debug). Overridden value.
  • The language is set to "en" (language = en). Default value.
  • Notifications are not muted (mutenotifications = 0). Default value.

Keys and values

Table 1. The following XML tags are supported for FileCloud Desktop for macOS device configuration.

Key

Description

Values

lockonopen

Automatically lock files when they are opened.

0 (disabled) 
1 (enabled) default

runatstartup

Run FileCloud Desktop for macOS on system startup.

0 (disabled)
1 (enabled) default

loglevel

Level of details stored in log files, where information is the least detailed, and trace is the most detailed.

"information" default
"debug"
"trace"

language

Language of the FileCloud Desktop for macOS user interface.
ValueLanguage
nlDutch
en (default)English 
deGerman
esSpanish
ptPortuguese
frFrench
arArabic
itItalian
ruRussian


mutenotifications

Suppress all notifications on FileCloud Desktop.

0 (disabled, notifications are shown) default
1 (enabled, notifications are not shown) 

If a key is not supported or a value is incorrect, the application skips it and logs a warning message.