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# UserPreferences

The payload that configures iCloud password preferences.

```
object UserPreferences
```

## Discussion

Specify `com.apple.preference.users` as the payload type.

### Profile availability

|||
|--------------------------|-----|
|Device channel            |macOS|
|User channel              |macOS|
|Allow manual install      |macOS|
|Requires supervision      |N/A  |
|Requires user-approved MDM|N/A  |
|Allowed in user enrollment|macOS|
|Allow multiple payloads   |N/A  |

### Profile example

```plist
<?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>DisableUsingiCloudPassword</key>
            <false/>
            <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
            <string>com.example.myuserpayload</string>
            <key>PayloadType</key>
            <string>com.apple.preferences.users</string>
            <key>PayloadUUID</key>
            <string>733ec67c-853c-45b2-9510-198e055e0723</string>
            <key>PayloadVersion</key>
            <integer>1</integer>
        </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>User</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>com.example.myprofile</string>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>1a5fe077-6146-44ae-82db-5cb938dddad4</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
```

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