There are multiple ways of doing it. But I would use a predefined setting for that and use a condition (i.e. Group Membership) for applying the predefined setting. You can either apply it as:
* Default Settings --> Applied if no user profile archive exists
* Partially Enforced Settings --> Applied always, after import of user profile archive
* Default Settings with Partial Enforcement --> Combination of above two settings
* Fully Enforced Settings --> Applied always
You have to look which type suits best for your situation.
Here's an example we are using at a customer:
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