Disable Apple ID in Ventura

[YanW]

We have Configuration Profile to disable Apple ID in System Settings.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>DisabledSystemSettings</key>
    <array>
      <string>com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings</string>
    </array>
  </dict>
</plist>

It works some of the time. I made sure the devices don't have pending or failed commands. Some times require a simple restart but most of the time require pushing the profile out again, inventory update, or send blank push. What am I missing?

[StefanT]

Is there a reason you do these using a plist instead of the Restrictions in the configuration profile?

Whats the preference domain for these so I could try it this way?

[YanW]

The Restrictions payload doesn't work on Ventura, so we use the com.apple.systempreferences. Everything works except Apple ID 

[StefanT]

Hm... I have turned of every i* option in the settings, and once they where turned off, the Apple ID turned to '"Sign in" is not Available'.

Do your changes completly remove the Apple ID section?

[YanW]

Not every time it get disabled right away. When it works, it says "Sign in" settings are not available. 

I could use this to disable it. 

defaults write "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences" DisabledSystemSettings -array "com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings"

 I want to figure out why only Apple ID is having issue in Configuration Profile. 

[asobol2]

Hey, did you ever figure this out, having same issue

[YanW]

Jamf Support acknowledge all methods didn't apply instantly and they didn't have any solutions. I'm using with the Plist/JSON profile with the "Apple ID Preference Pane" in Restriction payload. On top of that, also using the "defaults write "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences" DisabledSystemSettings -array "com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings". We just have the users to restart the Mac after they create their local account. It get disabled after the restart. Still, had 1 user  managed to log into their AppleID. Shrug....

[kai_wang1]

Since update to 14.2.1, this plist doesn't work on some Mac, do you have similar issue reported?

[bsharp]

It stopped working for us as well. 

[kai_wang1]

Pls create one more profile as below. As i tested it works on 14.2.1

com.apple.applicationaccess

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>allowAccountModification</key> <false/> </dict> </plist>

[peterGuyver]

This worked for me.
Was previously using the plist config shown in the original post, but then it stopped working. But ONLY Apple ID stopped working.

com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings

Everything else was working fine. 

[kai_wang1]

Yes. From https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions we can know more detail.

[bsharp]

I did create the profile above, but it still did not work. However It did seem to fix itself with the Sonoma update and is working correctly again. 

[kai_wang1]

Yes, this key is only work on Sonoma.

[JRAnselmi3953]

Running Sonoma version 14.4.1 on a test machine now, this seems to be working kind of as intended?  I put a question mark in it because the pane is still open and you can put in an Apple ID and password.  However, after signing in, you are then told that the pane is blocked (as you would expect and how it looks in Ventura when first going to it).  When you leave System preferences, you are presented with the login window again...rinse and repeat.

So, it seems the block is there, just not as well as it appeared in Ventura and earlier macOS versions.

[JRAnselmi3953]

By the way, I'm not using any custom PLISTS.  I'm just using the Configuration profile setting to Disable the "Apple ID Preference Pane" Under the "Preferences" part of Restrictions.  I also have Allow Find My on iCloud BLOCKED under Functionality. 

[cosminnita]

This seems to be working sometimes, but sometimes it doesn't. Not sure how to restrict it 100%.

For example, if you go to icloud drive in finder and click Open Apple id, that restrictions isn't there anymore..