Post Install SH Script Fails

[KyleEricson]

I'm trying to make the Office 2016 Items show up on the dock via a post install script. I want to use Apple's built in tool. I run the following command in terminal and it works. I then that it and place it in the post install script and it doesn't do anything.

SH Script:

!/bin/sh

postinstall

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft Word.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Applications/Microsoft Lync.app</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict></dict></dict>'

killall Dock

[thoule]

Because it is running as root when it installs via policy so it's trying to modify root's dock. You need to either run as user, or address the user's dock.

[KyleEricson]

How do I run this as the current user?

[thoule]

There are many many posts about that process. so I won't replicate here. Give one a try. You'll need to find out who the logged in user is, then 'sudo' as that username.