Displaylink:- Auto Launch Greyed out

[Vinyboy]

Hello All,

Please help me a payload to upload in jamf pro to grey out "Launch Automatically after login" option under DisplayLink.

Thank you.

[Hugonaut · Accepted solution]

Deploy this as a launch agent

<?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>Label</key>
	<string>com.loginitem.displaylink</string>
	<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
	<string>Aqua</string>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
		<string>/usr/bin/open</string>
		<string>/Applications/DisplayLink Manager.app</string>
	</array>
	<key>RunAtLoad</key>
	<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

[Hugonaut · Accepted solution]

Deploy this as a launch agent

<?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>Label</key>
	<string>com.loginitem.displaylink</string>
	<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
	<string>Aqua</string>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
		<string>/usr/bin/open</string>
		<string>/Applications/DisplayLink Manager.app</string>
	</array>
	<key>RunAtLoad</key>
	<true/>
</dict>
</plist>

[LouEly87]

Very Very Helpful. Thank you.

[MEA · Accepted solution]

Uploaded the following plist configuration to our devices and worked it like a charm:

<?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>AppAutostart</key>
	<string>1</string>
</dict>
</plist>

You can upload it to the "Application & Custom Settings" payload in a configuration profile - Just use the 

com.displaylink.DisplayLinkUserAgent as the "Preference Domain" 

Source: https://displaylink.org/forum/showthread.php?t=67813 

[Vinyboy]

Hello Mea,

After pushing the payload suggested. We re-started the machine and checked. still "Launch Automatically after login" is not greyed out.

[MEA]

Sorry about the late reply.

This profile will not grey out the option, it will just automatically enabled the option - The user can disable the option and it will stay disabled until either an reboot or an restart of the DisplayLink app.

It's not a perfect solution, but it's the best one that I have found so far :-)

[JeffBugbee]

Curiously, the plist for the Auto start (located here: /Users/USERNAME/Library/Containers/com.displaylink.DisplayLinkUserAgent/Data/Library/Preferences/com.displaylink.DisplayLinkUserAgent.plist)

- shows a true or false choice. And attempting to manage it via true/false does not work. Using <string>1</string> also results in the app not autolaunching if the user unselects "Launch Automatically after login." I thought the managed preference always takes precedent?

<dict>
	<key>AppAutostart</key>
	<true/>
</dict>

[brl]

The knowledgebase article on deploying with Jamf describes a simpler way. Just start at point 9.
https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1965404-how-to-deploy-displaylink-macos-softw...

[donmontalvo]

Fast forward, helooooo Login Items payload.