Some organizations require that all of the company's managed macOS devices have custom wallpaper set as the desktop background. This article contains two procedures for IT Admins to control a user's desktop wallpaper:
- You can create a custom command and use an MDM Custom Configuration Profile and a policy to enforce a specific wallpaper file.
Important:
Do not use this procedure in conjunction with the Mac Wallpaper Modification Policy.
- Alternatively, you can create a Mac Wallpaper Modification Policy that allows users to change their wallpaper, and then provide the wallpaper file to them.
Prerequisites:
- The device or device group must be enrolled in Mobile Device Management (MDM) to use this method.
- The wallpaper image file must be hosted in publicly accessible cloud storage accessible via URL, for example an AWS S3 bucket.
Creating a Custom Command for Wallpaper
Three steps are required to fully control a macOS user鈥檚 wallpaper:
- Create a custom command to provide a wallpaper image to your devices.
- Create a custom configuration profile to provide a path to the wallpaper image.
- Create a policy to deliver and enforce the wallpaper.
To create a custom command for wallpaper for macOS:
- Log in to the .
- Go to DEVICE MANAGEMENT > Commands.
- Click (+), then cho