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Check AppleCare Warranty Status

This script checks the warranty status of Apple devices by reading the local warranty information stored by macOS. It retrieves the coverage end date and displays it in a user-friendly format. The script is designed to work with Intune-managed macOS devices as a custom attribute.

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Author: Ugur Koc
Version: 1.0
All Tests PassedTested on 08-29-2025
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check-applecare-warranty-status.sh
#!/bin/bash

# TITLE: Check AppleCare Warranty Status
# SYNOPSIS: Checks Apple warranty and AppleCare status on macOS devices
# DESCRIPTION: This script checks the warranty status of Apple devices by reading the local
#              warranty information stored by macOS. It retrieves the coverage end date
#              and displays it in a user-friendly format. The script is designed to work
#              with Intune-managed macOS devices as a custom attribute.
# TAGS: Monitoring,Device
# PLATFORM: macOS
# MIN_OS_VERSION: 10.15
# AUTHOR: Ugur Koc
# VERSION: 1.0
# LASTUPDATE: 2025-06-02
# CHANGELOG:
#   1.0 - Initial release
#
# EXAMPLE:
#   ./check-applecare-warranty-status.sh
#   Checks the warranty status and outputs coverage expiration dates
#
# NOTES:
#   - Script reads warranty information from macOS system files
#   - No external dependencies required
#   - Designed for Intune custom attributes (single line output)
#   - Works when run as root or user context
#   - For more scripts and guides, visit: IntuneMacAdmins.com
#   - Source: https://community.jamf.com/t5/jamf-pro/collecting-warranty-status/m-p/298357#M263560

# ============================================================================
# VARIABLES AND INITIALIZATION
# ============================================================================

# Function to check warranty for a specific user
check_user_warranty() {
    local user_home="$1"
    local warrantyDir="$user_home/Library/Application Support/com.apple.NewDeviceOutreach"
    
    # Check if the directory exists
    if [ ! -d "$warrantyDir" ]; then
        return 1
    fi
    
    # Find warranty files
    local warrantyFiles
    warrantyFiles=$(find "$warrantyDir" -maxdepth 1 -name "*_Warranty*" -type f 2>/dev/null)
    
    if [ -z "$warrantyFiles" ]; then
        return 1
    fi
    
    # Get the most recent warranty file
    local latestFile
    latestFile=$(echo "$warrantyFiles" | xargs ls -t 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
    
    if [ -z "$latestFile" ]; then
        return 1
    fi
    
    # Read the coverage end date
    local expires
    expires=$(defaults read "$latestFile" coverageEndDate 2>/dev/null || echo "")
    
    if [ -n "$expires" ]; then
        # Convert epoch to ISO-8601 format for better compatibility
        local ACexpires
        ACexpires=$(date -r "$expires" '+%Y-%m-%d' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
        
        if [ -n "$ACexpires" ]; then
            # Check if warranty has expired
            local currentDate
            currentDate=$(date +%s)
            if [ "$expires" -lt "$currentDate" ]; then
                echo "Expired: $ACexpires"
            else
                echo "Expires: $ACexpires"
            fi
            return 0
        fi
    fi
    
    return 1
}

# ============================================================================
# MAIN SCRIPT LOGIC
# ============================================================================

# Try to get warranty information
# First, try the current console user
loggedInUser=$(stat -f "%Su" /dev/console 2>/dev/null)

if [ -n "$loggedInUser" ] && [ "$loggedInUser" != "root" ] && [ "$loggedInUser" != "_windowserver" ]; then
    # Check logged in user's warranty
    userHome=$(dscl . -read /Users/"$loggedInUser" NFSHomeDirectory 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}')
    if [ -n "$userHome" ] && [ -d "$userHome" ]; then
        result=$(check_user_warranty "$userHome")
        if [ -n "$result" ]; then
            echo "$result"
            exit 0
        fi
    fi
fi

# If no console user or warranty not found, check all user directories
for userHome in /Users/*; do
    # Skip system directories
    if [[ "$userHome" == "/Users/Shared" ]] || [[ "$userHome" == "/Users/Guest" ]]; then
        continue
    fi
    
    if [ -d "$userHome" ]; then
        result=$(check_user_warranty "$userHome")
        if [ -n "$result" ]; then
            echo "$result"
            exit 0
        fi
    fi
done

# If we get here, no warranty information was found
echo "No warranty information"
exit 0