Disabling the iCloud sign-in pop-up message
In 10.7.2, Apple set the iCloud sign-in to pop up on the first login. Since having this appear may not be desirable in all Mac environments, it makes sense to be able to turn this off for new user accounts. After doing some file tracking, Mike Boylan and Allen Golbig figured out which file controlled this. Setting com.apple.SetupAssistant.plist in /System/Library/User\ Template/Non_localized/Library/Preferences/ to include the key DidSeeCloudSetup with a Boolean value of TRUE will stop the iCloud login from automatically coming up for new users.
You can disable the iCloud sign-in from popping up with the following defaults command:
sudo defaults write /System/Library/User\ Template/Non_localized/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant DidSeeCloudSetup -bool TRUE
I’ve also posted this in a script available here in my GitHub repo.
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Der Flounder 
I can not make this adjustment. The system has rwx on the directory. You can not chmod to 777 on the directory. When I run the script you listed (thank you by the way), it displays “Could not write domain /System/Library/User Template/Non_Localized/…” exiting
Any suggestions? I would really like to turn off that iCloud intro screen.
Thank you!
Sorry, the script needs to be run with root privileges. Try running the command this way:
sudo defaults write /System/Library/User\ Template/Non_localized/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant DidSeeCloudSetup -bool TRUE
Ahhhh….. I am still trying to get rid of the title ‘Mac Newbie’, so sudo is still somewhat unknown to me.
Thank you!
I added “sudo” to the command in the post. Hopefully, that’ll save the next person from my unspoken assumptions. 🙂
Thanks for figuring this out.
Anyone know if this will work as part of a Deploy Studio workflow? (I’m new to Deploy Studio, and haven’t really worked with scripts in the workflow.) I’ve got a 10.7.2 image, and I’d like to be able to use it without having to recapture.
I’m assuming I don’t have to include the sudo in the script if it’s part of the workflow, is that correct?
chitowngeorge: that’s exactly how I’m doing it. I have a post-install script setup in Deploystudio that tweaks system settings. Just add the script to your workflow and make sure the post-execution box is checked.
You can also switch off the “Scrolling is now natural!11!” popup by setting “GestureMovieSeen” to “trackpad” on laptops.
Unfortunately this method seems to be negated if Setup Assistant runs. If you have an unmanaged environment in which users set up their own machines with Setup Assistant, but still don’t want them to see the iCloud prompt, here’s an alternate (albeit more complicated) method: http://bit.ly/vRq5xV
Thanks! i am running this script from OD server as managed pref on login and it works like a dream
I hope this helps
😛