G, > On Jun 28, 2020, at 15:31, Gabriel Zachmann <z...@cs.uni-bremen.de> wrote: > > >>> Does anyone know how to programmatically disable macOS from launching the >>> screen saver on macOS? >>> I would like to do that in one of my apps. >> >> Not sure in general, but in a managed host situation this type of system >> modification could be disallowed by policy. Even admin users of a managed >> system can be barred from changing settings like these as they can affect >> security, eg when passwords must be prompted. You wouldn’t want any person >> to be able to walk by and quit your app and have access to the user’s files. > > Yes, agreed. That is why I would like to disable ONLY the screensaver, > NOT System Preferences / Security / Require password ... The ability to disable the screensaver timeout/activation can be blocked by policy. On a system configured this way, the only way to change this setting is from the OpenDirectory server or the policy server. Any attempt to change screensaver timeout/activation settings locally, by you (your software) or even an admin user with physical access to the system can be disallowed.
Sandor > > Ideally, my app could bring up the password prompt itself before quitting. > Is that possible? > > > > Best regards, Gabriel > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
