nextcloud / nextcloud/desktop

Enforce preferences using centralized policy (e.g. group policy, p-list file, etc.)

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Description

### Feature description

Possibility to enforce some preferences using group policies, plist file or config file.
In companies, sometimes you want to deploy a config that the user shouldn't be able to change (server name, sync folder name, ...)

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by mapping the desktop client's existing preference handling and platform configuration support; done requires an agreed policy/configuration mechanism, a defined set of enforceable preferences, and tests showing users cannot override them.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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