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updated com.apple.systempreferences.plist now certain modules greyed out Catalina

What are the com.apple.preferences.* for "TouchID", "Sidecar", and "Screen Time" in /Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist" in Catalina?


Or how do I just enable all preferences in the "System Preferences"?


This is my current configuration:

root# defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

{

  EnabledPreferencePanes =   (

    "com.apple.preferences.users",

    "com.apple.preference.general",

    "com.apple.preferences.Bluetooth",

    "com.apple.preference.datetime",

    "com.apple.preference.desktopscreeneffect",

    "com.apple.preference.displays",

    "com.apple.preference.dock",

    "com.apple.preference.energysaver",

    "com.apple.preferences.internetaccounts",

    "com.apple.preference.keyboard",

    "com.apple.Localization",

    "com.apple.preference.mouse",

    "com.apple.preference.network",

    "com.apple.preference.notifications",

    "com.apple.preference.printfax",

    "com.apple.preferences.configurationprofiles",

    "com.apple.preferences.sharing",

    "com.apple.preferences.softwareupdate",

    "com.apple.preference.sound",

    "com.apple.preference.speech",

    "com.apple.preference.startupdisk",

    "com.apple.prefs.backup",

    "com.apple.preference.trackpad",

    "com.apple.preference.universalaccess",

    "com.apple.preference.spotlight",

    "com.oracle.java.JavaControlPanel",

    "com.apple.preferences.icloud",

    "com.apple.preferences.extensions",

    "com.apple.preferences.missioncontrol",

    "com.apple.preferences.touchPrePane", <-- Doesn't work

    "com.apple.preferences.sidecar", <-- Doesn't work

    "com.apple.preferences.walletapplepay",

    "com.apple.preferences.icloud",

    "com.apple.preferences.AttentionPrefBundleIDs",

    "com.apple.preferences.appstore",

    "com.apple.preferences.wallet",

    "com.apple.preference.security",

    "com.apple.preferences.screentime", <-- Doesn't work

    "com.apple.preferences.sidecardisplay",

    "com.apple.preferences.AppleIDPrefPane",

    "com.apple.preferences.appstore",

    "com.deploystudio.prefpanel",

    "Extensions.prefPane",

    " 500"

  );

}

Posted on Apr 8, 2020 10:58 AM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2020 5:04 PM

I asked a couple of coworkers what was in their file and they said they didn't have one. So, I renamed the file, restarted Preferences and everything was restored. Moral of the story... don't mess with your libraries!!

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