TimeServer

The payload that configures the time server.

Declaration

object TimeServer

Properties

Name	Type	Description
`timeServer`	string	The NTP server to connect to. In macOS 10.13 and later, only one time server is supported.
`timeZone`	string	The time zone path location string in `/usr/share/zoneinfo/`; for example, `America/Denver` or `Zulu`.

Discussion

Specify com.apple.MCX as the payload type.

If multiple profiles with this payload are sent, the system sets the device’s time server to the value in the last payload installed. Removing the payload won’t change the settings back to the prior settings.

Profile availability


Device channel	macOS
User channel	NA
Allow manual install	macOS
Requires supervision	NA
Requires user-approved MDM	NA
Allowed in user enrollment	NA
Allow multiple payloads	NA

Profile example

<?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>PayloadContent</key>
    <array>
        <dict>
            <key>timeServer</key>
            <string>ntp.example.com</string>
            <key>timeZone</key>
            <string>America/Denver</string>
            <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
            <string>com.example.mytimeserverpayload</string>
            <key>PayloadType</key>
            <string>com.apple.MCX</string>
            <key>PayloadUUID</key>
            <string>7bc24f5a-5ad8-4ad0-b05e-8f5f4418ff05</string>
            <key>PayloadVersion</key>
            <integer>1</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>Time Server</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.example.myprofile</string>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>a18b9fa3-dbdc-4e60-89e0-d785c7c6a1a0</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>