Setting default applications?

[jhuls]

I need methods to set lab systems to use The Unarchiver for unzipping and Google Chrome for the default browser. I've searched through here and find references to com.apple.launchservices and duti and I keep coming up empty. I both can't seem to find this mythical com.apple.launchservices nor do I seem to know how to compile duti.

Does anyone have any experience with this that they can share? The labs are currently running High Sierra and this summer Mojave.

[Hugonaut]

Haven't done this in a very long time so please correct me if I'm wrong &/or missing a step - hope this helps

I believe by adding these lines to the users com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist (Located -> '/Users/$USERNAME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist ')

    <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
                <string>-</string>
            </dict>
            <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
            <string>com.google.Chrome</string>
            <key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
            <string>http</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>LSHandlerPreferredVersions</key>
            <dict>
                <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
                <string>-</string>
            </dict>
            <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
            <string>com.google.Chrome</string>
            <key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
            <string>https</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>LSHandlerPreferredVersions</key>
            <dict>
                <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
                <string>-</string>
            </dict>
            <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
            <string>com.google.Chrome</string>
            <key>LSHandlerURLScheme</key>
            <string>ftp</string>
        </dict>
        <dict>
            <key>LSHandlerContentType</key>
            <string>public.html</string>
            <key>LSHandlerPreferredVersions</key>
            <dict>
                <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
                <string>-</string>
            </dict>
            <key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
            <string>com.google.Chrome</string>
        </dict>

& then deploying a plist (i did it with a config profile -> "Custom Settings" with the plist passed as is displayed in secure plist above ie "com.google.Chrome" - you want to save the plist as "com.google.chrome.plist" before uploading it.

Image Example Below - "Upload_Field_Custom_Settings_Filename" is where you upload the plist.

You can upload the following plist & config it how you see fit,

<?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>DefaultBrowserSettingEnabled</key>
    <false/>
    <key>HomepageIsNewTabPage</key>
    <false/>
    <key>HomepageLocation</key>
    <string>www.Website Homepage.com</string>
    <key>RestoreOnStartupURLs</key>
    <array>
        <string>www.Website 1.com</string>
        <string>www.Website 2.com</string>
        <string>www.Website 3.com</string>
    </array>
    <key>RestoreOnStartup</key>
    <integer>4</integer>
    <key>ShowHomeButton</key>
    <true/>
    <key>IncognitoModeAvailability</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>