It seems like the Office apps looks at three files and certain settings in them, these files are:
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist
~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.error_reporting
The file "com.microsoft.office.plist" must contain:
- The key "14\FirstRun\SetupComplete" with value "1" (-int)
The file "com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist" must contain:
- The key "HowToCheck" with value "Manual" (-string) (if you don't want it to check automatically)
- The key "LastUpdate" with value "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z" (-date)
The file "com.microsoft.error_reporting must contain:
- The key "SQMReportsEnabled" with value "False" (-bool)
- The key "ShipAssertEnabled" with value "False" (-bool)
And as an optional thing, in the script below, I added a function that sets the user's name in "com.microsoft.office.plist".
Pardon me for the lack of comments in the script below, but I think you understand it :)
Provided "as is"...
#!/bin/bash
# Loginhook to get rid of Office First run.
# This version is for Office 2011
# Updated 101102 by Marcus Jaensson
##### NOTES ABOUT FILE PERMISSIONS ######
# Setting rights to 777 as chown does not seem to work as expected in a loginhook
# It seems that Office sets the correct owner on the files when launching an Office-app
# Really no secrets in these files anyway...
# Install this:
# 1. Copy this to /Library/Scripts/loginhook.sh
# 2. Set owner to root and chmod 755
# 3. sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /Library/Scripts/loginhook.sh
LOGF="/tmp/loginhook.log"
OFFICEPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist"
OFFICEDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office"
AUPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist"
AUDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2"
ERPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist"
ERDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.error_reporting"
echo "##### Beginning Log #####" >> $LOGF
echo `date "+%y%m%d %H.%M"` >> $LOGF
echo "User: $1" >> $LOGF
# Create files and values com.microsoft.office.plist
if [ -f "$OFFICEPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.office.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if 14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete has value 1" >> $LOGF
SETUPSTATUS=$(defaults read "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete")
if [ $SETUPSTATUS = 1 ]
then
echo "SetupComplete is set to 1. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting SetupComplete to 1" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete" -int 1
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.office.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting SetupComplete to 1" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete" -int 1
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
fi
# Create fields and values com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist
if [ -f "$AUPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if HowToCheck has value Manual" >> $LOGF
HOWTOCHECK=$(defaults read "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck")
LASTUPDATE=$(defaults read "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate")
if [ $HOWTOCHECK = "Manual" ]
then
echo "HowToCheck is set to Manual. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting HowToCheck to Manual" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck" -string "Manual"
chmod -f 777 "$AUPREF"
fi
if [ -z "$LASTUPDATE" ]
then
echo "LastUpdate is empty, populating"
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate" -date "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
else
echo "LastUpdate exists"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting HowToCheck and LastUpdate to Manual" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck" -string "Manual"
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate" -date "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
chmod -f 777 "$AUPREF"
fi
# Create fields and values com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist
if [ -f "$ERPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if SQMReportsEnabled has value False" >> $LOGF
SQMREPORTS=$(defaults read "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled")
SHIPASSERT=$(defaults read "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled")
if [ $SQMREPORTS = "0" ]
then
echo "SQMReportsEnabled is set to False. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting SQMReportsEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
if [ $SHIPASSERT = "0" ]
then
echo "ShipAssertEnabled is set to False. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting ShipAssertEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting SQMReportsEnabled and ShipAssertEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled" -bool False
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
# Set name
REALNAME=$(dscl . -read /Users/$1 RealName | grep -v RealName | sed 's/^[ ]*//')
echo "RealName is $REALNAME" >> $LOGF
REALNAMESTATUS=$(defaults read "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\UserInfo\\UserName")
echo "RealName Status is $REALNAMESTATUS" >> $LOGF
if [ -z "$REALNAMESTATUS" ]
then
echo "Setting realname" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\UserInfo\\UserName" -string "$REALNAME"
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
else
echo "REALNAME is already set" >> $LOGF
fi
echo -e "---------- Ending Log ----------\n" >> $LOGF
exit 0
# Loginhook to get rid of Office First run.
# This version is for Office 2011
# Updated 101102 by Marcus Jaensson
##### NOTES ABOUT FILE PERMISSIONS ######
# Setting rights to 777 as chown does not seem to work as expected in a loginhook
# It seems that Office sets the correct owner on the files when launching an Office-app
# Really no secrets in these files anyway...
# Install this:
# 1. Copy this to /Library/Scripts/loginhook.sh
# 2. Set owner to root and chmod 755
# 3. sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /Library/Scripts/loginhook.sh
LOGF="/tmp/loginhook.log"
OFFICEPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist"
OFFICEDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office"
AUPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist"
AUDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2"
ERPREF="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist"
ERDOMAIN="/Users/$1/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.error_reporting"
echo "##### Beginning Log #####" >> $LOGF
echo `date "+%y%m%d %H.%M"` >> $LOGF
echo "User: $1" >> $LOGF
# Create files and values com.microsoft.office.plist
if [ -f "$OFFICEPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.office.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if 14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete has value 1" >> $LOGF
SETUPSTATUS=$(defaults read "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete")
if [ $SETUPSTATUS = 1 ]
then
echo "SetupComplete is set to 1. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting SetupComplete to 1" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete" -int 1
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.office.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting SetupComplete to 1" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\FirstRun\\SetupComplete" -int 1
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
fi
# Create fields and values com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist
if [ -f "$AUPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if HowToCheck has value Manual" >> $LOGF
HOWTOCHECK=$(defaults read "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck")
LASTUPDATE=$(defaults read "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate")
if [ $HOWTOCHECK = "Manual" ]
then
echo "HowToCheck is set to Manual. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting HowToCheck to Manual" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck" -string "Manual"
chmod -f 777 "$AUPREF"
fi
if [ -z "$LASTUPDATE" ]
then
echo "LastUpdate is empty, populating"
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate" -date "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
else
echo "LastUpdate exists"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting HowToCheck and LastUpdate to Manual" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "HowToCheck" -string "Manual"
defaults write "$AUDOMAIN" "LastUpdate" -date "2001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
chmod -f 777 "$AUPREF"
fi
# Create fields and values com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist
if [ -f "$ERPREF" ]
then
echo "com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist exists." >> $LOGF
echo "Checking if SQMReportsEnabled has value False" >> $LOGF
SQMREPORTS=$(defaults read "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled")
SHIPASSERT=$(defaults read "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled")
if [ $SQMREPORTS = "0" ]
then
echo "SQMReportsEnabled is set to False. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting SQMReportsEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
if [ $SHIPASSERT = "0" ]
then
echo "ShipAssertEnabled is set to False. Nothing to do" >> $LOGF
else
echo "Setting ShipAssertEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
else
echo "com.microsoft.error_reporting.plist does not exist. Creating it and setting SQMReportsEnabled and ShipAssertEnabled to False" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "SQMReportsEnabled" -bool False
defaults write "$ERDOMAIN" "ShipAssertEnabled" -bool False
chmod -f 777 "$ERPREF"
fi
# Set name
REALNAME=$(dscl . -read /Users/$1 RealName | grep -v RealName | sed 's/^[ ]*//')
echo "RealName is $REALNAME" >> $LOGF
REALNAMESTATUS=$(defaults read "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\UserInfo\\UserName")
echo "RealName Status is $REALNAMESTATUS" >> $LOGF
if [ -z "$REALNAMESTATUS" ]
then
echo "Setting realname" >> $LOGF
defaults write "$OFFICEDOMAIN" "14\\UserInfo\\UserName" -string "$REALNAME"
chmod -f 777 "$OFFICEPREF"
else
echo "REALNAME is already set" >> $LOGF
fi
echo -e "---------- Ending Log ----------\n" >> $LOGF
exit 0
