It's been a moment since I've used Dockutil but it's an amazing little utility to quickly set user docks via command line.
Here's a short script below that first checks if Dockutil is installed, installs it if not and sets the user dock to the script below. This is just a starting point, the script can be customized in any number of ways. Please refer to Dockutil's documentation for further customization options.
This command can be run as a JumpCloud command running as root. It'll change the dock for the currently logged in user.
#!/bin/bash
# check if dockutil is installed, install if it's not.
dockutil="/usr/local/bin/dockutil"
if [[ -x $dockutil ]]; then
echo "dockutil found, no need to install"
else
echo "dockutil could not be found, installing..."
curl -L --silent --output /tmp/dockutil.pkg "https://github.com/kcrawford/dockutil/releases/download/3.0.2/dockutil-3.0.2.pkg" >/dev/null
# install dockutil
installer -pkg "/tmp/dockutil.pkg" -target /
fi
# vars to use script and set current logged in user dock
killall="/usr/bin/killall"
loggedInUser=$( ls -l /dev/console | awk '{print $3}' )
LoggedInUserHome="/Users/$loggedInUser"
UserPlist=$LoggedInUserHome/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
################################################################################
# Use Dockutil to Modify Logged-In User's Dock
################################################################################
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Current logged-in user: $loggedInUser"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Removing all Items from the Logged-In User's Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --remove all --no-restart $UserPlist
echo "Creating New Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/Google Chrome.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/JumpCloud.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/PowerShell.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/zoom.us.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/Spotify.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "System/Applications/System Preferences.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "~/Downloads" --section others --view auto --display folder --no-restart $UserPlist
echo "Restarting Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $killall Dock
exit 0The user's dock should look like this after the script is successfully ran.
I have this script set up as a command in JumpCloud
I have my trigger as "Next Login"
This is the scrip, I am copy and pasting what you have above and just modifying the apps to show in dock.
The dock does restart - it goes away then comes back. When it comes back, nothing changes.
Here is what i have:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# check if dockutil is installed, install if it's not.
dockutil="/usr/local/bin/dockutil"
if [[ -x $dockutil ]]; then
echo "dockutil found, no need to install"
else
echo "dockutil could not be found, installing..."
curl -L --silent --output /tmp/dockutil.pkg "https://github.com/kcrawford/dockutil/releases/download/3.0.2/dockutil-3.0.2.pkg" >/dev/null
# install dockutil
installer -pkg "/tmp/dockutil.pkg" -target /
fi
# vars to use script and set current logged in user dock
killall="/usr/bin/killall"
loggedInUser=$(ls -l /dev/console | awk '{print $3}')
LoggedInUserHome="/Users/$loggedInUser"
UserPlist=$LoggedInUserHome/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
################################################################################
# Use Dockutil to Modify Logged-In User's Dock
################################################################################
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Current logged-in user: $loggedInUser"
echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
echo "Removing all Items from the Logged-In User's Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --remove all --no-restart $UserPlist
echo "Creating Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/Google Chrome.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/Preview.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/Applications/zoom.us.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "/System/Applications/System Settings.app" --no-restart $UserPlist
sudo -u $loggedInUser $dockutil --add "~/Downloads/" --view grid --display folder --no-restart $UserPlist
echo "Restarting Dock..."
sudo -u $loggedInUser $killall Dock
exit 0
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