Outdated Mac Custom Client Config Page

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The instructions on this page are outdated.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21505838#mac

The instructions say to open the installer package and put the config file into it. You can not do that to the pkg as it is a flat file.

Does anybody have updated documentation for how this works? Do we have to do an RFE for IBM to update their documentation?

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I have not created an RFE for this. We’re currently updating our packages with a custom pre/postinstall script and other files. To do this, we’re using pkgutil:

pkgutil --expand Vanilla.pkg OutputFolder

We add in our custom files and scripts, then create a package from the OutputFolder:

pkgutil --flatten OutputFolder Updated.pkg

We have python code to do this automatically, but it contains some org specific code. Let me know if you’re interested in a paired down version.

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Thanks Rusty. I’m fortunate enough to be a recovering Mac Admin so this all makes sense.

I would love a paired down version, especially if it is automated!

Thanks.

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Here’s the trimmed down script. You can supply custom pre/post install scripts, customsettings, brand, and/or actionsite in an ModiefiedFiles directory. They will get placed in the new package:

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