Local MCX: Disabling automatic login also disables computer name setting

[jasonkstupski]

Hello all,

I’m using local MCX to deploy on a bunch of new machines (using InstaDMG to build).

I want to disable automatic login on all these machines and prevent the users from changing that setting. To do so, I created a computer group called LoginWindow, and then unchecked that ability in the Options tab of the Login Pref pane. Strangely though, when I do that, it also locks out the ability to change the computer name in System Preferences>Computer Name.

Any idea what I could be doing to introduce this behavior? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason

[jasonkstupski]

Solved my own question by managing the individual keys in the Details section of that preference. I removed the key that assigned the version number to the computer name.

Thanks,
Jason

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