Description
This article provides steps to get the primary language of the computer using Jamf Pro using an extension attribute.
Extension Attribute
In Jamf Pro, create a new scripted extension attribute with the script below:
#!/bin/bash
## Function to get primary language
getPrimaryLanguage() {
launchctl asuser "$loggedInUserID" sudo -u "${loggedInUser}" osascript -l JavaScript \
-e "languages=$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.example').objectForKey('AppleLanguages').js" \
-e "languages[0]"
}
## Get logged in user
loggedInUser=$( /usr/bin/stat -f %Su /dev/console )
loggedInUserID=$( /usr/bin/id -u "$loggedInUser" )
## Set primary language variable
primaryLanguage=$( getPrimaryLanguage )
## Print out primary language
echo "Primary macOS Language: $primaryLanguage"
echo "<result>$primaryLanguage</result>"