Hey!
I’m trying to push an MS PowerPoint file to macOS devices using the File Management action. The action shows as successfully associated with the device, but the file never shows up at the target location: /Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates
I even tried using a custom script, but still no luck – the file isn’t landing where it should. Any idea why this is happening?
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Hi @aurora,
Here’s what’s going on: when you use the path
/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates
the file gets pushed to the system-level library. But Office apps on macOS actually keep their group container data in the user-level library. Since Hexnode’s File Management action doesn’t support dropping files directly into user libraries right now, the file doesn’t appear where you expect.
No worries though, you can work around this with a custom script that puts the file into the desired library. All you’ll need is a publicly downloadable link for the file, then just substitute it in the script below:
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#!/bin/bash # Get the currently logged-in console user username=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console) echo "Logged-in user: $username" # Get the home folder of the user homefolder=$(eval echo ~$username) echo "Home folder: $homefolder" # Office Templates directory TEMPLATE_DIR="$homefolder/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Templates" # Create the directory if it doesn't exist mkdir -p "$TEMPLATE_DIR" # Hardcoded public link to the file FILE_URL="<replace with downloadable public link of file>" # Extract filename from URL FILENAME=$(basename "$FILE_URL") # Download the file curl -L "$FILE_URL" -o "$TEMPLATE_DIR/$FILENAME" # Check if download was successful if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "File '$FILENAME' successfully added to:" echo "$TEMPLATE_DIR" else echo "Failed to download the file." fi </replace> |
The script ensures the file is placed in the correct directory for the logged-in user. If you face any issues during implementation, feel free to reach out – we’ll be happy to help.
Cheers,
Ben Clarke
Hexnode UEM
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